Kawasaki vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawasaki	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1399	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3286	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$674	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1059	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2341	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	99	47
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.26M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 9% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4342nd and 4609th ($1399 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 11th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 62nd and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Zapopan

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	Kawasaki	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.51	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.28	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$712	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.7%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5332	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3319	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.82	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12261	$6389

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1343
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1154
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1160
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1104
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1084
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1155
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1127
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$957
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1137
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$980
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1104
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1116
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1116
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$909
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1100
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1138
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1074
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$992
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1115
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$982
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1130
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1144

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986