Cost of Living in Japan (2024)

Restaurants

Edit RangeMeal, Inexpensive Restaurant 1,000.00¥600.00-1,700.00 Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 6,035.70¥4,000.00-21,000.00 McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 750.00¥650.00-900.00 Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 450.00¥250.00-770.00 Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 581.40¥340.00-1,000.00 Cappuccino (regular) 444.70¥180.00-750.00 co*ke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 153.70¥110.00-300.00 Water (12 oz small bottle) 111.94¥100.00-200.00

Markets

Edit Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 805.93¥605.67-1,082.63 Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 205.96¥108.86-453.59 Rice (white), (1 lb) 237.55¥127.01-453.59 Eggs (regular) (12) 328.06¥216.00-420.00 Local Cheese (1 lb) 746.28¥362.87-1,814.37 Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 422.65¥181.44-635.03 Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 1,070.44¥544.31-2,041.17 Apples (1 lb) 318.34¥162.84-680.39 Banana (1 lb) 153.16¥89.81-408.23 Oranges (1 lb) 277.20¥113.40-612.35 Tomato (1 lb) 290.11¥136.08-544.31 Potato (1 lb) 177.97¥81.65-317.52 Onion (1 lb) 153.86¥90.72-250.00 Lettuce (1 head) 187.61¥100.00-300.00 Water (1.5 liter bottle) 127.46¥80.00-200.00 Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 1,000.00¥700.00-2,276.78 Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 302.54¥200.00-450.00 Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 408.13¥241.25-600.00 Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 600.00¥500.00-700.00

Transportation

Edit One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 220.00¥160.00-350.00 Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 8,000.00¥4,500.00-16,000.00 Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 560.00¥480.00-760.00 Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 643.74¥418.43-965.61 Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 3,450.00¥2,500.00-4,700.00 Gasoline (1 gallon) 644.55¥575.38-681.37 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 3,342,000.00¥3,000,000.00-3,342,000.00 Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 2,479,557.14¥2,355,189.47-2,850,000.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Edit Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 24,938.76¥15,000.00-47,000.00 Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 3,915.83¥2,380.00-6,000.00 Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 4,961.46¥4,000.00-7,000.00

Sports And Leisure

Edit Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 8,408.02¥4,200.00-12,000.00 Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 2,609.60¥1,000.00-4,000.00 Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 1,800.00¥1,500.00-2,400.00

Childcare

Edit Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 52,578.77¥28,000.00-100,000.00 International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 1,889,944.96¥1,100,000.00-3,000,000.00

Clothing And Shoes

Edit 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 6,418.89¥2,990.00-10,000.00 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 4,549.38¥2,000.00-8,000.00 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 8,453.98¥5,000.00-12,000.00 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 11,748.82¥5,000.00-20,000.00

Rent Per Month

Edit Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 85,120.76¥60,000.00-175,000.00 Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 57,706.30¥40,000.00-100,000.00 Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 184,506.03¥100,000.00-515,000.00 Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 113,779.99¥75,000.00-250,000.00

Buy Apartment Price

Edit Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 79,973.27¥44,593.09-164,437.01 Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 48,366.16¥25,548.12-87,328.13

Salaries And Financing

Edit Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 332,342.95¥ Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 1.781.00-2.50