Japan vs Lithuania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Lithuania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2818
$2775
🏠 One person rent
$496
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$967
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2172
$1365
💸 GDP per capita
$33824
$25065
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
84.4
74.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
61
🌐 English speaking %
15%
38%
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
125M
2.86M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1097) is 0.9% less expensive than in Lithuania ($1107). Japan ranked 67th vs 65th 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 2 months in Japan compared to 1.2 months in Lithuania. Ranked 14th and 40th 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
$6.35
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$4.65
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$740
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4271
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$2210
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$9.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$8.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$50.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11309
$8340

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In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K

In Lithuania

City Cost of living Population
Vilnius
$1303
581K
Kaunas
$1080
305K
Klaipeda
$981
158K
Siauliai
$827
104K
Panevezys
$877
87.9K
Alytus
$850
51.9K
Marijampole
$922
36.8K
Mazeikiai
$985
33.2K
Jonava
$835
27.1K
Utena
$928
25.6K