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Japan vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 54.1% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Japan
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Japan
Housing: pay 39.2% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 44.4% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.0% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 40.2% less in Japan

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Japan are more expensive than in Armenia. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Japan.

Japan vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 0.4% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,929.72	$6.60 ¥1,052	-36.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,947.29	$5.10 ¥812	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD346.20	$1.07 ¥170	+15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD181.80	$0.76 ¥121	+57.5%
Average			+0.4%

Armenia vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Armenia	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD267.28	$1.50 ¥239	+111.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,433.88	$5.07 ¥807	+33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,281.56	$5.67 ¥902	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD856.11	$2.08 ¥331	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,227.48	$2.93 ¥466	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD220.05	$2.14 ¥340	+265.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD273.06	$1.12 ¥178	+54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD266.76	$1.69 ¥270	+138.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD321.91	$2.13 ¥339	+149.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD140.29	$1.22 ¥194	+226.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD127.38	$1.15 ¥184	+240.8%
Average			+108.5%

Armenia vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Armenia	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,810.82	$4.39 ¥699	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,841.86	$59.14 ¥9,418	+151.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD13M	$22,599.51 ¥4M	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,388.50	$25.32 ¥4,032	+586.5%
Average			+174.2%

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pay 39.2% more for housing

	Armenia	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,659.16	$33.91 ¥5,400	+91.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD183K	$543.18 ¥86,494	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD134K	$353.61 ¥56,308	-0.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD28,937.15	$118.72 ¥18,904	+54.4%
Average			+39.2%

Armenia vs. Japan - Cost of housing

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pay 44.4% more for childcare

	Armenia	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD108K	$296.89 ¥47,275	+3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD3M	$13,159.48 ¥2M	+85.6%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD663.14	$2.60 ¥415	+47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,146.59	$3.03 ¥482	-0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD900.56	$3.89 ¥619	+62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,057.74	$59.54 ¥9,481	+11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,964.86	$12.46 ¥1,984	+138.7%
Average			+52.0%

Armenia vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

	Armenia	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,547.26	$44.79 ¥7,133	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,019.03	$32.04 ¥5,102	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,047.59	$57.37 ¥9,135	-58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,176.51	$87.37 ¥13,913	-16.1%
Average			-40.2%

Armenia vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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