Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Japan
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Comparison
JPY
COMPARED TO
GBP

Japan is 2.3% more expensive than United Kingdom.

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Japan, you would:
local_dining

pay 54.2% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.77
¥880
$15.63
£12.08
+101.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.21
¥704
$6.74
£5.21
+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.25
¥142
$1.52
£1.18
+22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.01
¥114
$1.15
£0.88
+13.9%
Japan vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 47.3% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.77
¥200
$1.22
£0.94
-30.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.64
¥1,092
$3.21
£2.48
-66.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.64
¥752
$4.29
£3.31
-35.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.10
¥237
$2.30
£1.78
+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.13
¥355
$3.26
£2.52
+3.9%
Apples (1 lb) $2.91
¥330
$1.02
£0.79
-65.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.22
¥138
$0.61
£0.47
-50.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.20
¥249
$0.93
£0.72
-57.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.55
¥289
$0.99
£0.76
-61.3%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.74
¥197
$0.66
£0.51
-62.2%
Onions (1 lb) $1.33
¥150
$0.57
£0.44
-56.7%
Japan vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 4.0% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.89
¥554
$5.98
£4.62
+22.4%
Monthly public transit pass $91.18
¥10,326
$80.21
£61.97
-12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,704.40
¥2,684,547
$22,773.83
£17,595.51
-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $36.54
¥4,138
$23.44
£18.11
-35.8%
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home

pay 32.6% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $42.59
¥4,823
$37.35
£28.86
-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $734.57
¥83,190
$908.65
£702.04
+23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $470.89
¥53,329
$754.23
£582.73
+60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $141.01
¥15,969
$141.49
£109.32
+0.3%
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child_care

pay 2.3% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $335.33
¥37,976
$1,034.26
£799.09
+208.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,961.93
¥1,807,704
$14,894.38
£11,507.69
-6.7%
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gamepad

pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.62
¥410
$4.30
£3.32
+18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.67
¥416
$3.28
£2.53
-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.19
¥475
$12.12
£9.36
+188.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $89.17
¥10,099
$38.68
£29.89
-56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $16.11
¥1,824
$12.45
£9.62
-22.7%
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store

pay 4.7% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $60.93
¥6,900
$68.21
£52.70
+12.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.22
¥3,989
$36.08
£27.88
+2.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $71.36
¥8,082
$74.75
£57.75
+4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $98.10
¥11,110
$74.08
£57.23
-24.5%
Japan vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing
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