Cost of living comparison
Japan is 10.7% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Japan instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Belgium
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
Belgium
|
Japan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Japan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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