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
¥937
|
$13.72
€12.28
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥699
|
$10.18
€9.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥144
|
$2.83
€2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥113
|
$2.48
€2.22
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥200
|
$2.11
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥788
|
$6.75
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥730
|
$4.24
€3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥282
|
$3.55
€3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥367
|
$7.19
€6.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥274
|
$1.26
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥157
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥251
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥256
|
$1.39
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥158
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥128
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
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pay 23.4% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥593
|
$7.16
€6.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥8,618
|
$54.61
€48.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,047,821
|
$29,249.82
€26,182.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,474
|
$23.30
€20.86
|
|
pay 80.5% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥4,756
|
$49.15
€44.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥68,306
|
$800.45
€716.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥45,728
|
$616.33
€551.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥15,212
|
$232.30
€207.94
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥34,202
|
$434.24
€388.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,536,129
|
$12,512.98
€11,200.81
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥370
|
$4.33
€3.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥390
|
$3.44
€3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥549
|
$8.81
€7.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥7,893
|
$35.42
€31.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,645
|
$12.56
€11.24
|
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pay 71.4% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,495
|
$83.65
€74.88
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,690
|
$41.29
€36.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥7,533
|
$89.84
€80.42
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥12,151
|
$120.25
€107.64
|
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