Cost of living comparison
Japan is 14.7% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Japan instead of Finland, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$6.59
¥1,003
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$4.91
¥748
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.01
¥154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.80
¥121
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.40
¥214
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$5.54
¥844
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$5.14
¥783
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$1.99
¥303
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$2.58
¥393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.93
¥293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.11
¥168
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.76
¥269
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$1.80
¥275
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.11
¥169
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.90
¥137
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$4.17
¥636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$60.62
¥9,232
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$21,439.97
¥3,264,986
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$24.44
¥3,721
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$33.46
¥5,095
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$480.50
¥73,173
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$321.68
¥48,987
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$107.01
¥16,296
|
|
pay 10.1% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$240.59
¥36,639
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$10,805.94
¥1,645,582
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$2.60
¥396
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.74
¥417
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$3.86
¥588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$55.52
¥8,455
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$11.57
¥1,762
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$38.65
¥5,886
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$25.96
¥3,953
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$52.99
¥8,070
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$85.48
¥13,017
|
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