Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.6% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Spain instead of Japan, you would:
pay 69.0% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,062
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥803
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥175
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥139
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,035
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥854
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥289
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥486
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥394
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥208
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥320
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥331
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥212
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥151
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Japan
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥740
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,985
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,073
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Japan
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥90,719
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,092
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 20.3% less for childcare
Japan
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,106
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Spain
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥469
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥489
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥663
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,529
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,021
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,999
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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