Japan vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1131
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2766
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$508
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1971
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$32487
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
8.6
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
84
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
45
🌐 English speaking %
15%
31%
🎓 Higher education
98
71
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
124M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1131) is 16% more expensive than in Romania ($973). Japan ranked 78th vs 103rd 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 1.7 months in Japan compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 20th and 48th 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
$6.55
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.6
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1138
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$682
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.4
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.89%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5340
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2928
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.73
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.2
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13435
$10186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K