Japan vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$510
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1977
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$32476
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
84
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
46
🌐 English speaking %
15%
31%
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
124M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1130) is 21% more expensive than in Romania ($935). Japan ranked 76th 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 18th and 54th 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
$6.32
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.1
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4931
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.31
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12869
$9286

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K