Japan vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1131
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2766
$2364
🏠 One person rent
$508
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1971
$872
💸 GDP per capita
$32487
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.6
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
84
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
22
🌐 English speaking %
15%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
89
49
🏙️ Population
124M
144M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1131) is 16% more expensive than in Russia ($975). Japan ranked 78th vs 102nd 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 1.7 months in Japan compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 20th and 103rd 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
$6.55
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.6
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1138
$1339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$682
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.4
$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$8.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.89%
19.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5340
$4091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2928
$2221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$6.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$7.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.73
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$5.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13435
$11113

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1585
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1075
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$884
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$1053
1.47M
Kazan
$929
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$893
1.14M
Krasnodar
$869
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1.2M
Ufa
$853
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$880
1.09M
Samara
$838
1.15M
Omsk
$834
1.1M
Perm
$767
1.03M
Voronezh
$724
1.04M
Tyumen
$969
872K
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Khabarovsk
$881
616K
Izhevsk
$700
616K
Saratov
$837
838K
Vladivostok
$909
592K
Balashikha
$957
530K
Volgograd
$714
1.01M
Irkutsk
$771
606K
Tula
$905
467K
Ulyanovsk
$679
613K
Tolyatti
$740
663K
Ryazan
$738
519K
Orenburg
$757
537K
Tomsk
$720
545K
Kemerovo
$772
543K