Cost of living comparison
Japan is 11.8% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Japan instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.36
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 63.3% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.20
|
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.71
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
Estonia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.85
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€324.56
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 34.2% more for childcare
Estonia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.87
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.24
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.95
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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