Cost of living comparison
Japan is 5.2% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Japan instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 26.0% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 47.3% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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