Japan vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2959
$4890
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$1024
$2100
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$3622
💸 GDP per capita
$33834
$62537
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
84
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
79
🌐 English speaking %
15%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
125M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1160) is 44% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2088). Japan ranked 65th vs 14th for the Netherlands 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 1.7 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 16th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Japan and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.89
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$5.78
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$531
$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$2134
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$5819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3197
$4471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.6
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$1910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11669
$9328

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2859
921K
Rotterdam
$2219
664K
The Hague
$2094
548K
Utrecht
$2184
359K
Eindhoven
$2023
244K
Groningen
$1814
238K
Tilburg
$1865
228K
Arnhem
$1661
164K
Breda
$1750
183K
Almere
$2076
215K
Nijmegen
$1827
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
159K
Enschede
$1973
160K
Haarlem
$2373
163K
Leiden
$2228
124K
Apeldoorn
$2027
139K
Maastricht
$1940
120K
Venlo
$1751
102K
Zwolle
$1841
130K
Emmen
$1900
107K
Delft
$1991
109K
Hilversum
$2180
91.2K
Purmerend
$2064
81.5K
Zutphen
$1769
47.4K
Deventer
$2006
101K
Zeist
$2375
65K
Heerlen
$1515
86.9K
Roosendaal
$1920
77K
Leeuwarden
$1625
93.8K
Assen
$1798
68.8K