Cost of Living Comparison

JPY

COMPARED TO

CNY

China is 36.4% cheaper than Japan.

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

pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Japan	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.56 ¥856	$3.38 CN¥22.94	-55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.36 ¥720	$5.09 CN¥34.49	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 ¥140	$0.50 CN¥3.37	-59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ¥113	$0.31 CN¥2.09	-69.2%
Average			-51.1%

Japan vs. China - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.9% less for groceries

	Japan	China
Bread 1 loaf	$1.89 ¥214	$1.67 CN¥11.34	-11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.49 ¥1,188	$6.37 CN¥43.23	-39.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 ¥791	$7.30 CN¥49.52	+4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥236	$1.88 CN¥12.72	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 ¥417	$1.90 CN¥12.89	-48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.89 ¥441	$0.88 CN¥5.94	-77.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 ¥150	$0.56 CN¥3.82	-57.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 ¥324	$0.85 CN¥5.77	-70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.78 ¥314	$0.59 CN¥4.00	-78.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 ¥203	$0.44 CN¥2.97	-75.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 ¥135	$0.44 CN¥2.98	-63.1%
Average			-47.9%

Japan vs. China - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.4% less for transportation

	Japan	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 ¥599	$3.98 CN¥27.02	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.49 ¥11,494	$17.52 CN¥118.82	-82.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,965.49 ¥2,714,116	$20,890.38 CN¥141,686.89	-12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$38.60 ¥4,371	$4.09 CN¥27.77	-89.4%
Average			-52.4%

Japan vs. China - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.5% less for housing

	Japan	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.23 ¥5,235	$13.68 CN¥92.76	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$716.48 ¥81,142	$374.47 CN¥2,539.80	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$495.23 ¥56,085	$233.99 CN¥1,587.05	-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.39 ¥18,618	$40.53 CN¥274.86	-75.3%
Average			-61.5%

Japan vs. China - Cost of housing

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pay 7.0% more for childcare

	Japan	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$436.60 ¥49,445	$428.59 CN¥2,906.85	-1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,964.97 ¥1,581,547	$16,190.61 CN¥109,811.20	+15.9%
Average			+7.0%

Japan vs. China - Cost of childcare

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pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.79 ¥429	$1.02 CN¥6.89	-73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 ¥410	$3.84 CN¥26.06	+6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.80 ¥544	$3.18 CN¥21.54	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.21 ¥10,217	$40.09 CN¥271.89	-55.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.97 ¥1,922	$6.20 CN¥42.03	-63.5%
Average			-44.0%

Japan vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Japan	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.18 ¥7,495	$64.09 CN¥434.70	-3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.63 ¥4,488	$37.80 CN¥256.39	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.95 ¥9,055	$91.61 CN¥621.35	+14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.26 ¥12,940	$84.88 CN¥575.66	-25.7%
Average			-4.7%

Japan vs. China - Cost of clothing

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