Japan vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2913
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$514
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$995
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2115
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$33767
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
84
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
46
🌐 English speaking %
15%
31%
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
89
64
🏙️ Population
125M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1135) is 36% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Japan ranked 62nd vs 113th for Romania 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 Romania. Ranked 15th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Romania

We calculate prices for Japan and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1167
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5067
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2977
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.5
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12687
$8337

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In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1607
14.3M
Yokohama
$1335
3.76M
Osaka
$1242
2.75M
Nagoya
$1202
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1249
1.54M
Hiroshima
$878
1.2M
Sapporo
$1204
1.96M
Kyoto
$1148
1.46M
Kobe
$1107
1.52M
Chiba
$1267
975K
Saitama
$1196
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1057
1.6M
Sendai
$1055
1.06M
Sakai
$1146
824K
Yokosuka
$1125
390K
Sagamihara
$1042
726K
Shizuoka
$932
686K
Kitakyushu
$1003
935K
Kagoshima
$1158
594K
Hachioji
$1305
576K
Wakayama
$1189
353K
Kumamoto
$894
738K
Amagasaki
$1111
456K
Utsunomiya
$1009
518K
Kawaguchi
$1081
594K
Funabashi
$1231
641K
Niigata
$1059
791K
Hamamatsu
$1045
788K
Himeji
$1181
528K
Kurashiki
$1078
475K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K