Japan vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$2351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$5544
🏠 One person rent
$510
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2408
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1977
$3808
💸 GDP per capita
$32476
$68219
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
84
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
78
🌐 English speaking %
15%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
124M
18M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1130) is 52% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2351). Japan ranked 76th vs 12th 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 1.7 months in Japan compared to 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 18th and 10th 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
$6.32
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.1
$91.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$6.74
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4931
$6188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$4821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.31
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$2108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12869
$12008

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3118
921K
Rotterdam
$2615
664K
The Hague
$2581
548K
Utrecht
$2718
359K
Eindhoven
$2199
244K
Tilburg
$2238
228K
Breda
$2087
188K
Groningen
$1951
238K
Arnhem
$1986
164K
Almere
$2230
215K
Haarlem
$2589
163K
Leiden
$2222
124K
Nijmegen
$2164
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
159K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2154
139K
Maastricht
$2181
120K
Venlo
$1942
102K
Zwolle
$1992
130K
Delft
$2228
109K
Hilversum
$2568
91.2K
Purmerend
$2178
81.5K
Emmen
$1704
107K
Deventer
$2107
101K
Roosendaal
$2175
77K
Heerlen
$1880
86.9K
Zeist
$2414
65K
Leeuwarden
$1982
93.8K
Scheveningen
$2374
61.1K
Bergen op Zoom
$2224
66.4K