Cost of living comparison
Japan is 1.9% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Japan instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.23
|
$6.59
¥1,037
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€7.02
|
$4.91
¥774
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$1.01
¥159
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.80
¥125
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$1.40
¥221
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.82
|
$5.54
¥872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.10
|
$5.14
¥809
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$1.99
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$2.58
¥407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.93
¥303
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.11
¥174
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.76
¥278
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.80
¥284
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.11
¥175
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.90
¥142
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.93
|
$4.17
¥657
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.48
|
$60.62
¥9,544
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,835.80
|
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.62
|
$24.44
¥3,847
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.30
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€507.81
|
$480.50
¥75,647
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€469.72
|
$321.68
¥50,643
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€64.15
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
|
pay 33.1% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€331.77
|
$240.59
¥37,878
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,078.09
|
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.32
|
$2.60
¥410
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$2.74
¥432
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.08
|
$3.86
¥608
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€66.02
|
$55.52
¥8,741
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.11
|
$11.57
¥1,821
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€33.01
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€91.41
|
$85.48
¥13,457
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Japan or San Marino. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.