Cost of living comparison
France is 34.7% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in France instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.64
¥752
|
$15.40
€13.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
¥603
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
¥122
|
$2.52
€2.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
¥98
|
$1.72
€1.51
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
¥177
|
$1.48
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥794
|
$7.87
€6.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
¥595
|
$4.00
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
¥194
|
$3.05
€2.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
¥335
|
$4.55
€3.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
¥301
|
$1.27
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥146
|
$0.94
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.13
¥242
|
$1.22
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
¥234
|
$1.40
€1.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
¥162
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
¥107
|
$1.04
€0.91
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
¥509
|
$7.91
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.58
¥8,559
|
$49.29
€43.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,025.34
¥2,381,141
|
$24,317.30
€21,323.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.28
¥2,977
|
$16.72
€14.66
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
|
Japan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.37
¥3,892
|
$28.65
€25.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$640.91
¥72,584
|
$705.48
€618.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$410.96
¥46,541
|
$568.84
€498.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.32
¥12,720
|
$118.36
€103.79
|
|
pay 56.6% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.99
¥35,786
|
$733.34
€643.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,371.30
¥1,287,812
|
$9,235.26
€8,098.41
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.07
¥348
|
$5.55
€4.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
¥342
|
$2.80
€2.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
¥459
|
$10.30
€9.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
¥7,276
|
$35.94
€31.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.20
¥1,495
|
$10.50
€9.21
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
¥5,501
|
$80.49
€70.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.18
¥3,418
|
$35.46
€31.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.64
¥7,208
|
$85.42
€74.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.30
¥10,339
|
$117.33
€102.88
|
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