Japan vs Lithuania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Lithuania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$1167
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2959
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$528
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1024
$1023
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$1420
💸 GDP per capita
$33834
$27103
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
84
75.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
61
🌐 English speaking %
15%
38%
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
125M
2.86M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1160) is 0.6% less expensive than in Lithuania ($1167). Japan ranked 65th vs 63rd for Lithuania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Japan compared to 1.2 months in Lithuania. Ranked 16th and 39th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Lithuania

We calculate prices for Japan and Lithuania as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 10 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.

Japan Lithuania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.89
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$7.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$4.95
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$531
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1078
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$3885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3197
$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$9.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11669
$8547

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K

In Lithuania

City Cost of living Population
Vilnius
$1341
581K
Kaunas
$1191
305K
Klaipeda
$1016
158K
Siauliai
$999
104K
Panevezys
$902
87.9K
Alytus
$871
51.9K
Marijampole
$886
36.8K
Mazeikiai
$1042
33.2K
Jonava
$856
27.1K
Utena
$950
25.6K