Japan vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2913
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$514
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$995
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2115
$718
💸 GDP per capita
$33767
$13106
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
84
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
34
🌐 English speaking %
15%
15%
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
89
52
🏙️ Population
125M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1135) is 36% more expensive than in Turkey ($837). Japan ranked 62nd vs 111th for Turkey 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 15th and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Japan and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$7.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1167
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
36.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5067
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2977
$1016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.5
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12687
$9817

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1248
15.7M
Ankara
$959
5.8M
Urfa
$614
1.99M
Bursa
$743
2.9M
Izmir
$909
2.95M
Konya
$697
2.23M
Antalya
$928
2.43M
Adana
$712
1.77M
Kocaeli
$718
1.85M
Diyarbakir
$659
1.73M
Gaziantep
$577
1.68M
Samsun
$858
1.37M
Balikesir
$707
1.25M
Kayseri
$672
1.39M
Denizli
$477
1.03M
Mersin
$759
1.04M
Trabzon
$663
824K
Eskisehir
$691
871K
Erzurum
$562
768K
Malatya
$544
426K
Manisa
$638
420K
Kahramanmaras
$557
444K
Elazig
$492
422K
Van
$615
1.13M
Izmit
$1113
376K
Tarsus
$688
347K
Corlu
$690
294K
Antakya
$598
378K
Adiyaman
$644
267K
Sivas
$948
365K