Cost of living comparison

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Nagoya vs. Venice Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 21.7% cheaper than Venice.

Restaurants
pay 62.4% less in Nagoya
Groceries
pay 8.4% more in Nagoya
Transportation
pay 0.7% less in Nagoya
Housing
pay 37.1% less in Nagoya
Childcare
pay 13.8% more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.6% less in Nagoya
Clothing
pay 48.1% less in Nagoya

The cost of childcare and groceries in Nagoya are more expensive than in Venice. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Nagoya.

Nagoya vs. Venice Cost Breakdown

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

pay 62.4% less for restaurants

 
Venice
Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $23.36
€20.42
$6.68
¥1,086
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.85
€11.23
$5.35
¥868
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.67
€3.21
$1.14
¥185

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

 
Venice
Nagoya
Bread
1 loaf
$3.16
€2.76
$1.46
¥237
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.59
€6.64
$4.86
¥789
Milk (1 gallon) $6.42
€5.61
$6.11
¥993

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

 
Venice
Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.80
€6.82
$4.43
¥720
Monthly public transit pass $43.21
€37.78
$53.46
¥8,684
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,862.41
€23,487.28
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 37.1% less for housing

 
Venice
Nagoya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.26
€29.95
$32.74
¥5,319
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,240.93
€1,085.01
$573.57
¥93,175
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $744.56
€651.01
$395.38
¥64,227

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pay 13.8% more for childcare

 
Venice
Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $642.36
€561.65
$461.83
¥75,023
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,007.59
€6,127.12
$10,914.61
¥2M

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Venice
Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.01
€6.13
$2.00
¥326
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
€1.88
$2.79
¥454
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.01
€6.13
$3.34
¥543

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

 
Venice
Nagoya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.51
€79.14
$44.33
¥7,201
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.82
€37.44
$30.91
¥5,021
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.47
€107.95
$50.12
¥8,141

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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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