Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Japan
  3. China
  4. Comparison
JPY
COMPARED TO
CNY

China is 35.2% cheaper than Japan.

If you lived in China instead of Japan, you would:
local_dining

pay 53.7% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.55
¥855
$3.25
CN¥22.04
-57.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.34
¥718
$4.75
CN¥32.22
-25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
¥147
$0.48
CN¥3.26
-62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.01
¥114
$0.31
CN¥2.07
-69.8%
Average -53.7%
Japan vs. China - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 48.7% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.99
¥225
$1.70
CN¥11.55
-14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.43
¥1,182
$6.08
CN¥41.21
-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.83
¥773
$7.12
CN¥48.26
+4.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.17
¥246
$1.81
CN¥12.30
-16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.37
¥382
$1.79
CN¥12.11
-47.0%
Apples (1 lb) $3.08
¥349
$0.89
CN¥6.07
-71.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.22
¥139
$0.55
CN¥3.76
-54.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.52
¥285
$0.79
CN¥5.37
-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.63
¥298
$0.54
CN¥3.67
-79.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.81
¥204
$0.40
CN¥2.71
-77.9%
Onions (1 lb) $1.38
¥157
$0.43
CN¥2.90
-69.1%
Average -48.7%
Japan vs. China - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 51.9% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.96
¥562
$3.83
CN¥25.97
-22.9%
Monthly public transit pass $90.47
¥10,246
$16.76
CN¥113.65
-81.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,535.41
¥2,665,409
$20,397.12
CN¥138,341.43
-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $38.60
¥4,372
$3.98
CN¥27.00
-89.7%
Average -51.9%
Japan vs. China - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 62.4% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $47.01
¥5,324
$13.42
CN¥91.04
-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $713.71
¥80,829
$365.51
CN¥2,479.01
-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $486.68
¥55,117
$226.90
CN¥1,538.91
-53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $163.93
¥18,565
$39.52
CN¥268.05
-75.9%
Average -62.4%
Japan vs. China - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 16.8% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $395.70
¥44,813
$438.80
CN¥2,976.09
+10.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,889.45
¥1,459,744
$15,802.79
CN¥107,180.85
+22.6%
Average +16.8%
Japan vs. China - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.01
¥455
$1.05
CN¥7.12
-73.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
¥424
$3.82
CN¥25.88
+1.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.26
¥482
$3.09
CN¥20.98
-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $89.66
¥10,154
$38.15
CN¥258.75
-57.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $16.40
¥1,858
$6.01
CN¥40.74
-63.4%
Average -44.1%
Japan vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.1% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $63.54
¥7,196
$62.48
CN¥423.75
-1.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.77
¥4,504
$38.20
CN¥259.10
-3.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $75.13
¥8,508
$89.27
CN¥605.50
+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $107.55
¥12,180
$84.20
CN¥571.09
-21.7%
Average -2.1%
Japan vs. China - Cost of clothing
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