Cost of living comparison
Japan is 8.3% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Japan instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Japan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK180.05
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK180.88
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.36
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK30.90
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.57
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK135.52
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK85.28
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK62.84
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK83.82
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.20
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.55
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK19.88
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.48
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.78
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.84
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 65.7% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK144.58
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK461.95
|
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK587,061.60
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK272.05
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK444.83
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,622.88
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,471.07
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,431.43
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,324.16
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK168,554.63
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK45.63
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK141.30
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,110.93
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK217.60
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,644.21
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK846.66
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,913.79
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,373.38
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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