Japan vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2818
$3131
🏠 One person rent
$496
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$967
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2172
$1850
💸 GDP per capita
$33824
$29675
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
84.4
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
60
🌐 English speaking %
15%
22%
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
125M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1097) is 21% less expensive than in Spain ($1383). Japan ranked 67th vs 38th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 14th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Spain

We calculate prices for Japan and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$627
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1026
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4271
$3630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$2346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$75.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11309
$8255

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1726
3.28M
Barcelona
$1773
1.64M
Valencia
$1437
792K
Tenerife
$1659
932K
Malaga
$1435
579K
Seville
$1289
682K
Zaragoza
$1327
673K
Murcia
$1219
673K
Bilbao
$1501
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1710
416K
Alicante
$1331
339K
Pamplona
$1340
203K
Valladolid
$1207
296K
Gijon
$1201
268K
Terrassa
$1409
224K
Las Palmas
$1191
379K
San Sebastian
$1530
188K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
254K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
265K
Cordoba
$1056
320K
Sabadell
$1443
216K
Vigo
$1186
292K
Badalona
$1995
224K
Granada
$1174
229K
A Coruna
$1149
245K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$905
213K
Cartagena
$907
217K
Elche
$1158
236K
Santander
$1144
172K