Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 97.2% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥997
|
$18.70
£14.92
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥765
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥236
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥885
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥845
|
$5.92
£4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥312
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥422
|
$3.70
£2.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥254
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥315
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥196
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥168
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥654
|
$7.07
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,948
|
$98.23
£78.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,411,470
|
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,935
|
$17.15
£13.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,812
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,443
|
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,365
|
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,495
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,590
|
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,717,220
|
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
|
pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥419
|
$5.63
£4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥430
|
$4.12
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥617
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,933
|
$45.31
£36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,853
|
$12.89
£10.29
|
|
pay 57.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,275
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,150
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,370
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,639
|
$96.72
£77.19
|
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