Japan vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2818
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$496
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$967
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2172
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$33824
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
84.4
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
46
🌐 English speaking %
15%
31%
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
91
62
🏙️ Population
125M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1097) is 34% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Japan ranked 67th vs 106th 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 2 months in Japan compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 14th 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
$6.35
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4271
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11309
$7145

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K