Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 33.5% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Japan, you would:
pay 59.9% more for restaurants
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Japan
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
¥840
|
$17.81
£13.76
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.14
¥695
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
¥152
|
$1.86
£1.44
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
¥117
|
$1.35
£1.04
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
¥242
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
¥1,019
|
$3.82
£2.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.53
¥739
|
$4.80
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
¥221
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
¥396
|
$3.55
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.16
¥358
|
$1.16
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
¥153
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
¥302
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥289
|
$1.17
£0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
¥178
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
¥129
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
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pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
¥557
|
$6.75
£5.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$103.43
¥11,713
|
$100.97
£78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,566.38
¥2,668,916
|
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.87
¥3,496
|
$18.13
£14.01
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
|
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.56
¥4,933
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.40
¥75,923
|
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.85
¥52,532
|
$877.47
£677.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.57
¥16,826
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.73
¥49,573
|
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,146.82
¥1,375,640
|
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
|
pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.88
¥440
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
¥415
|
$3.81
£2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.69
¥531
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.80
¥9,151
|
$47.17
£36.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.74
¥1,783
|
$13.49
£10.42
|
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pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.16
¥6,927
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.56
¥4,140
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.40
¥8,653
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
¥10,991
|
$86.00
£66.45
|
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