Cost of living comparison
Russia is 35.6% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,062
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥803
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥175
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥139
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Japan
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,035
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥854
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥289
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥486
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥394
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥208
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥320
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥331
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥212
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥151
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Japan
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥740
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,985
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,073
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Japan
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥90,719
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,092
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 48.9% less for childcare
Japan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,106
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥469
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥489
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥663
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,529
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,021
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,999
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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