Japan vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2913
$2665
🏠 One person rent
$514
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$995
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2115
$1273
💸 GDP per capita
$33767
$24491
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
84
77.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
49
🌐 English speaking %
15%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
98
76
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
125M
5.45M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1135) is 1% less expensive than in Slovakia ($1146). Japan ranked 62nd vs 61st for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 15th and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Japan and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$8.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1167
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5067
$3801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2977
$2864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.5
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$67.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12687
$8484

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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 Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1275
476K
Kosice
$1260
229K
Petrzalka
$1202
114K
Nitra
$1039
77.6K
Zilina
$1046
82.7K
Presov
$947
84.8K
Trnava
$1181
63.8K
Martin
$1039
51.1K
Banska Bystrica
$1080
76K
Trencin
$1118
54.7K
Prievidza
$892
45K
Zvolen
$1237
39.8K
Povazska Bystrica
$1085
37.7K
Poprad
$1108
49.9K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1041
30.5K
Nove Zamky
$1019
37.8K
Michalovce
$1067
36.7K
Spisska Nova Ves
$988
35.4K
Komarno
$1045
32.3K
Ruzomberok
$1050
27.4K
Levice
$987
32K
Lucenec
$922
25.9K
Piestany
$935
26.7K