Cost of living comparison
Japan is 27.4% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Japan instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 37.4% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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