Cost of living comparison

Czech Republic

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 11.4% cheaper than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 35.7% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Japan
Housing: pay 29.5% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 15.9% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 31.3% less in Japan

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Japan are more expensive than in Czech Republic. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Japan.

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Japan vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Czech Republic, you would:

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pay 34.9% less for restaurants

	Czech Republic	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.97 CZK194.19	$6.75 ¥1,066	-24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 CZK189.25	$5.10 ¥805	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 CZK38.15	$1.13 ¥179	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 CZK32.49	$0.76 ¥120	-49.5%
Average			-34.9%

Czech Republic vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.7% more for groceries

	Czech Republic	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 CZK30.60	$1.53 ¥241	+8.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 CZK129.01	$5.55 ¥877	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.08 CZK88.28	$5.56 ¥879	+36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 CZK70.91	$2.01 ¥318	-38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 CZK87.80	$2.85 ¥450	-29.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 CZK15.67	$2.16 ¥342	+198.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 CZK16.08	$1.08 ¥171	+45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CZK20.13	$1.54 ¥243	+65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 CZK32.56	$1.92 ¥303	+27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CZK10.53	$1.10 ¥174	+126.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 CZK9.95	$1.08 ¥170	+134.1%
Average			+35.7%

Czech Republic vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Czech Republic	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.85 CZK148.26	$4.11 ¥649	-40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 CZK526.34	$63.20 ¥9,986	+159.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,756.53 CZK644K	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.51 CZK292.43	$24.65 ¥3,895	+82.4%
Average			+1.6%

Czech Republic vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.5% less for housing

	Czech Republic	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.95 CZK410.18	$33.54 ¥5,300	+77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$691.41 CZK14,965.88	$546.58 ¥86,367	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$577.26 CZK12,494.98	$360.78 ¥57,008	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$215.39 CZK4,662.15	$113.26 ¥17,897	-47.4%
Average			-29.5%

Czech Republic vs. Japan - Cost of housing

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pay 15.9% more for childcare

	Czech Republic	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$414.07 CZK8,962.72	$417.01 ¥65,893	+0.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,470.92 CZK183K	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+33.4%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Czech Republic	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 CZK50.68	$2.57 ¥406	+9.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 CZK64.46	$3.06 ¥483	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.20 CZK155.88	$3.83 ¥605	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.10 CZK1,127.67	$53.31 ¥8,424	+2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.10 CZK218.56	$11.73 ¥1,853	+16.1%
Average			+0.4%

Czech Republic vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.3% less for clothing

	Czech Republic	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.46 CZK1,654.95	$46.32 ¥7,320	-39.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.88 CZK776.66	$31.33 ¥4,950	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.11 CZK2,015.41	$59.45 ¥9,394	-36.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.95 CZK2,661.32	$81.04 ¥12,805	-34.1%
Average			-31.3%

Czech Republic vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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