Japan vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2913
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$514
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$995
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2115
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$33767
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
84
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
22
🌐 English speaking %
15%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
89
45
🏙️ Population
125M
146M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1135) is 47% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Japan ranked 62nd vs 127th for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 15th and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Russia

We calculate prices for Japan and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1167
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5067
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2977
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.5
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12687
$6824

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Cities Comparison in Japan vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K