Cost of living comparison

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Annecy vs. Nagoya Cost of Living Summary

Annecy is 76.0% more expensive than Nagoya.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Annecy
Groceries
pay 23.3% more in Annecy
Transportation
pay 42.2% more in Annecy
Housing
pay 63.4% more in Annecy
Childcare
pay 13.2% more in Annecy
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Annecy
Clothing
pay 98.2% more in Annecy

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries in Annecy are more expensive than in Nagoya. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Annecy.

Annecy vs. Nagoya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Annecy instead of Nagoya, you would:

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Nagoya
Annecy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.68
¥1,086
$17.52
€15.32
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.35
¥868
$13.43
€11.74
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.14
¥185
$2.89
€2.53

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

 
Nagoya
Annecy
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
¥237
$2.04
€1.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.86
¥789
$12.41
€10.85
Milk (1 gallon) $6.11
¥993
$4.64
€4.06

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

 
Nagoya
Annecy
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.43
¥720
$7.73
€6.76
Monthly public transit pass $53.46
¥8,684
$78.26
€68.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,332.63
¥4M
$37,837.02
€33,082.99

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pay 63.4% more for housing

 
Nagoya
Annecy
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.74
¥5,319
$33.87
€29.61
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $573.57
¥93,175
$953.86
€834.01
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $395.38
¥64,227
$747.51
€653.59

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pay 13.2% more for childcare

 
Nagoya
Annecy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $461.83
¥75,023
$749.46
€655.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,914.61
¥2M
$7,007.94
€6,127.43

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Nagoya
Annecy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
¥326
$8.18
€7.15
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.79
¥454
$4.01
€3.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.34
¥543
$14.02
€12.25

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pay 98.2% more for clothing

 
Nagoya
Annecy
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.33
¥7,201
$112.13
€98.04
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.91
¥5,021
$49.64
€43.40
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$50.12
¥8,141
$121.99
€106.66

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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