Cost of living comparison
Germany is 60.6% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Germany instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,060
|
$13.72
€12.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥791
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥163
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥128
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Japan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥226
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥892
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥827
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥320
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥416
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥310
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥178
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥284
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥290
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥179
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥145
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Japan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥672
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,755
|
$54.61
€50.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,449,797
|
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,932
|
$23.30
€21.73
|
|
pay 80.5% more for housing
Japan
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,384
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥77,315
|
$800.45
€746.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥51,760
|
$616.33
€574.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥17,218
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
Japan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥38,713
|
$434.24
€405.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,738,729
|
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥419
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥441
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥622
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,934
|
$35.42
€33.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,862
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
|
pay 71.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,220
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,177
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,526
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,754
|
$120.25
€112.17
|
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