Japan vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2818
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$496
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$967
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2172
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$33824
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
84.4
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
26
🌐 English speaking %
15%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
91
44
🏙️ Population
125M
147M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1097) is 68% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Japan ranked 67th vs 143rd 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 2 months in Japan compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 14th and 107th 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
$6.35
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4271
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11309
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K