Cost of living comparison
China is 22.2% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in China instead of Japan, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Japan
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,040
|
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥787
|
$5.25
CN¥37.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥172
|
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥137
|
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Japan
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$1.68
CN¥12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,013
|
$6.22
CN¥44.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥837
|
$7.41
CN¥53.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥283
|
$1.75
CN¥12.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥476
|
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥386
|
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥203
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥313
|
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥324
|
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥208
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥148
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Japan
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥725
|
$4.64
CN¥33.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,736
|
$21.41
CN¥154.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,077,188
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,587.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥3,988
|
$4.14
CN¥29.95
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Japan
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,458
|
$14.28
CN¥103.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥88,837
|
$401.04
CN¥2,898.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥60,804
|
$247.64
CN¥1,790.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,620
|
$39.51
CN¥285.63
|
|
pay 34.9% more for childcare
Japan
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,004
|
$456.56
CN¥3,300.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,871,919
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,297.02
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥459
|
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥479
|
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥650
|
$3.40
CN¥24.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,331
|
$42.27
CN¥305.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥1,979
|
$6.35
CN¥45.93
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Japan
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,594
|
$51.26
CN¥370.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,864
|
$33.18
CN¥239.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,026
|
$80.69
CN¥583.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,708
|
$76.44
CN¥552.54
|
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