Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.6% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Spain instead of Japan, you would:
pay 69.0% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$12.45
€11.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$3.11
€2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Japan
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$6.67
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$14.14
€13.13
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Japan
|
Spain
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$697.48
€647.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$570.67
€529.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
|
pay 20.3% less for childcare
Japan
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$342.46
€318.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Spain
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$43.33
€40.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$8.42
€7.82
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$91.35
€84.83
|
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