Cost of living comparison
Japan is 26.5% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Japan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 97.7% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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