India vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$2913
🏠 One person rent
$175
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$2115
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$33767
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
71
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
15%
🎓 Higher education
73
98
😀 Quality of life
41
89
🏙️ Population
1.33B
125M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 62% less expensive than in Japan ($1135). India ranked 190th vs 62nd for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in India compared to 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 111th and 15th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Japan

We calculate prices for India and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

India Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$5067
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$12687

Cost of living in other countries

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Cities Comparison in India vs Japan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1607
14.3M
Yokohama
$1335
3.76M
Osaka
$1242
2.75M
Nagoya
$1202
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1249
1.54M
Hiroshima
$878
1.2M
Sapporo
$1204
1.96M
Kyoto
$1148
1.46M
Kobe
$1107
1.52M
Chiba
$1267
975K
Saitama
$1196
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1057
1.6M
Sendai
$1055
1.06M
Sakai
$1146
824K
Yokosuka
$1125
390K
Sagamihara
$1042
726K
Shizuoka
$932
686K
Kitakyushu
$1003
935K
Kagoshima
$1158
594K
Hachioji
$1305
576K
Wakayama
$1189
353K
Kumamoto
$894
738K
Amagasaki
$1111
456K
Utsunomiya
$1009
518K
Kawaguchi
$1081
594K
Funabashi
$1231
641K
Niigata
$1059
791K
Hamamatsu
$1045
788K
Himeji
$1181
528K
Kurashiki
$1078
475K