Kawasaki vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$630
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$3299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
17
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
1.54M
216K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 28% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4361st and 2432nd ($1354 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 600th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Wellington

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Kawasaki Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811