Kawasaki vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawasaki	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1354	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3256	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$630	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2289	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	82	96
🏙️ Population	1.54M	690K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 59% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4361st and 73rd ($1354 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 58th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 600th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Washington

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	Kawasaki	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.47	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$707	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.61%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6324	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3178	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.1	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10654	$24065

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1336
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1113
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1017
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1110
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$958
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1067
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1035
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$968
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1117
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1085

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949