India vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

India Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1017
$3051
🏠 One person rent
$174
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$323
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$532
$2447
💸 GDP per capita
$2257
$39313
😃 Human freedom index
6.3
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
84.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
73
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
15%
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
42
93
🏙️ Population
1.33B
125M

The average cost of living in India ($420) is 65% less expensive than in Japan ($1200). India ranked 191st vs 44th 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 1.3 months in India compared to 2 months in Japan. Ranked 119th and 11th 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
$2.77
$6.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.9
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.05
$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.46%
1.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$4231
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$809
$2886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.29
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.5
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.4
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.6
$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1571
$12476

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$468
26.5M
Bangalore
$482
12.3M
Mumbai
$625
15.4M
Chennai
$415
10.3M
Hyderabad
$442
9.31M
Pune
$469
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$832
7.65M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Surat
$426
5.94M
Lucknow
$359
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$486
2.04M
Kanpur
$428
2.77M
Thane
$506
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$406
2.38M
Mirzapur
$370
2.5M
Jaipur
$371
3.07M
Nagpur
$391
2.41M
Kalyan
$331
1.25M
Agra
$410
1.59M
Navi Mumbai
$469
1.12M
Indore
$337
1.99M
Bhopal
$312
1.8M
Chandigarh
$399
1.06M
Mysore
$329
1.01M
Gurgaon
$485
877K
Jamshedpur
$358
1.56M
Bilaspur
$288
1.63M
Faridabad
$385
1.4M
Vadodara
$333
2.07M
Nashik
$366
1.49M

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1778
14M
Yokohama
$1555
3.76M
Osaka
$1296
2.75M
Nagoya
$1379
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1105
1.54M
Kobe
$1322
1.52M
Sapporo
$1143
1.96M
Hiroshima
$1212
1.2M
Sendai
$1128
1.06M
Kyoto
$1226
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1316
1.6M
Saitama
$1133
1.33M
Kitakyushu
$1125
935K
Sakai
$1201
824K
Chiba
$1389
975K
Yokosuka
$1154
390K
Kumamoto
$1064
738K
Sagamihara
$1178
726K
Kagoshima
$1178
594K
Funabashi
$1238
641K
Kawaguchi
$1084
593K
Kashiwa
$1090
428K
Okayama
$1113
720K
Hachioji
$1245
576K
Amagasaki
$1217
451K
Utsunomiya
$1153
518K
Niigata
$1070
791K
Shizuoka
$1121
686K
Hamamatsu
$1203
788K
Himeji
$1213
528K