Cost of Living in Japan

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1097
$2818
🛋️ Without rent
$601
$1851
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$496
$967
🍽️ Food
$376
$1000
🚐 Transport
$130
$356
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2172
💸 GDP per capita
$33824
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
84.4
🌐 English speaking %
15%
🏙️ Population
125M

The cost of living in Japan is $1097, which is 1.05 times more expensive than the world average. Japan ranked 67th out of 197 countries by cost of living and the 14th best country to live in.

The average salary after taxes in Japan is $2172, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months.

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Prices in Japan

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

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11309

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