Cost of living comparison
Japan is 23.5% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Japan instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 71.7% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.24
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.03
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.18
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.49
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,080.55
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.47
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€526.34
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€436.48
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.20
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 60.2% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€335.49
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,135.01
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.89
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.45
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.03
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.89
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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