Cost of living comparison
Japan is 6.8% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Japan instead of Germany, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$6.87
¥1,062
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$5.20
¥803
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.13
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.90
¥139
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$6.69
¥1,035
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.53
¥854
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.87
¥289
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$3.14
¥486
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$2.55
¥394
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.34
¥208
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$2.07
¥320
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.14
¥331
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.37
¥212
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.98
¥151
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$4.79
¥740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$77.51
¥11,985
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$26.34
¥4,073
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$586.71
¥90,719
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$401.57
¥62,092
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
|
pay 4.7% more for childcare
|
Germany
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$343.45
¥53,106
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$3.03
¥469
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$3.16
¥489
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$4.29
¥663
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$61.62
¥9,529
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$13.07
¥2,021
|
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pay 29.4% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$90.53
¥13,999
|
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