Cost of living comparison
India is 57.2% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in India instead of Japan, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
Japan
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,060
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥791
|
$3.94
₹328.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥163
|
$0.39
₹32.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥128
|
$0.17
₹14.24
|
|
pay 66.0% less for groceries
Japan
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥226
|
$0.46
₹38.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥892
|
$2.56
₹213.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥827
|
$2.56
₹213.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥320
|
$0.93
₹77.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥416
|
$1.36
₹113.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥310
|
$0.85
₹71.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥178
|
$0.31
₹26.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥284
|
$0.47
₹39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥290
|
$0.23
₹19.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥179
|
$0.16
₹13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥145
|
$0.17
₹14.38
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥672
|
$4.69
₹390.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,755
|
$10.04
₹837.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,449,797
|
$13,372.81
₹1,114,859.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,932
|
$2.97
₹247.66
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Japan
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,384
|
$7.66
₹638.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥77,315
|
$136.15
₹11,350.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥51,760
|
$88.97
₹7,416.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥17,218
|
$28.75
₹2,396.80
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥38,713
|
$58.47
₹4,874.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,738,729
|
$1,644.63
₹137,108.61
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
India
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥419
|
$1.84
₹153.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥441
|
$1.59
₹132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥622
|
$3.63
₹302.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,934
|
$16.08
₹1,340.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,862
|
$3.38
₹281.66
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Japan
|
India
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,220
|
$23.53
₹1,961.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,177
|
$24.73
₹2,061.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,526
|
$41.02
₹3,419.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,754
|
$30.71
₹2,560.45
|
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