Cost of living comparison

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Japan vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 63.1% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.5% more in Japan
Groceries
pay 100.0% more in Japan
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Japan
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Japan
Childcare
pay 33.9% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 69.4% more in Japan
Clothing
pay 27.4% less in Japan

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Japan are more expensive than in Russia. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Russia, you would:

pay 2.5% more for restaurants

 
Russia
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.65
RUB754.20
$6.60
¥1,073
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.53
RUB432.12
$5.10
¥828
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.06
RUB82.47
$1.07
¥173
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pay 100.0% more for groceries

 
Russia
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.63
RUB49.25
$1.50
¥244
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.02
RUB392.40
$5.07
¥823
Milk (1 gallon) $4.22
RUB329.79
$5.67
¥921
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Russia
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.69
RUB210.44
$4.39
¥713
Monthly public transit pass $21.72
RUB1,696.89
$59.14
¥9,608
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,562.55
RUB2M
$22,599.51
¥4M
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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Russia
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $7.57
RUB591.33
$33.91
¥5,509
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $433.96
RUB33,903.02
$543.18
¥88,238
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $300.84
RUB23,503.19
$353.61
¥57,443
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pay 33.9% more for childcare

 
Russia
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $300.70
RUB23,491.94
$296.89
¥48,228
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,780.29
RUB608K
$13,159.48
¥2M
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pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Russia
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.70
RUB132.76
$2.60
¥423
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.17
RUB169.36
$3.03
¥492
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.68
RUB209.59
$3.89
¥631
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pay 27.4% less for clothing

 
Russia
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $62.56
RUB4,887.16
$44.79
¥7,277
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $43.72
RUB3,415.85
$32.04
¥5,205
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.93
RUB8,041.56
$57.37
¥9,319
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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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