Cost of living comparison
France is 66.0% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in France instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,060
|
$15.92
€14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥791
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥163
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥128
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Japan
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥226
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥892
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥827
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥320
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥416
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥310
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥178
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥284
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥290
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥179
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥145
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
Japan
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥672
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,755
|
$51.68
€48.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,449,797
|
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,932
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 43.9% more for housing
Japan
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,384
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥77,315
|
$779.01
€726.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥51,760
|
$611.60
€570.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥17,218
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
|
pay 92.6% more for childcare
Japan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥38,713
|
$707.64
€660.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,738,729
|
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥419
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥441
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥622
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,934
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,862
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 76.8% more for clothing
Japan
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,220
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,177
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,526
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,754
|
$126.59
€118.09
|
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