Cost of living comparison
Japan is 31.4% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Japan instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Sweden
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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