Japan vs Slovenia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Slovenia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2959
$3204
🏠 One person rent
$528
$734
🏘️ Family rent
$1024
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$1658
💸 GDP per capita
$33834
$32164
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
84
81.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
56
🌐 English speaking %
15%
59%
🎓 Higher education
98
87
😀 Quality of life
89
76
🏙️ Population
125M
2.07M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1160) is 14% less expensive than in Slovenia ($1343). Japan ranked 65th vs 43rd for Slovenia 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 1.2 months in Slovenia. Ranked 16th and 37th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Slovenia

We calculate prices for Japan and Slovenia as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 10 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 Slovenia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.89
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$8.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$3.28
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$531
$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$523
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$4140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3197
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.6
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$5.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$56.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$13
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11669
$10325

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In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K

In Slovenia

City Cost of living Population
Ljubljana
$1500
284K
Maribor
$1143
96.2K
Celje
$1146
37.9K
Kranj
$1270
37.9K
Velenje
$1217
25.6K
Novo Mesto
$1147
24.2K
Nova Gorica
$1188
13K
Izola
$1361
11.7K
Murska Sobota
$880
11.2K
Piran
$1347
3.79K