Cost of living comparison
Japan is 19.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Japan instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.15
|
$6.87
¥1,051
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
$5.20
¥795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$1.13
¥174
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.90
¥138
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Japan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$1.58
¥243
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$6.69
¥1,024
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$5.53
¥846
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$1.87
¥286
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$3.14
¥481
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$2.55
¥390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.34
¥206
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$2.07
¥316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$2.14
¥328
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.37
¥210
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.98
¥149
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$4.79
¥733
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.97
|
$77.51
¥11,864
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.63
|
$26.34
¥4,032
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Japan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
$586.71
¥89,804
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
$401.57
¥61,466
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€803.74
|
$343.45
¥52,571
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Japan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$3.03
¥464
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.16
¥484
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
$4.29
¥657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.08
|
$61.62
¥9,433
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.54
|
$13.07
¥2,001
|
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pay 32.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.53
|
$90.53
¥13,858
|
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