Cost of Living in
Japan

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1032	$2736
Without rent	$674	$2124
Rent & Utilities	$586.86	$965.28
Food	$385	$1197
Transport	$122.2	$430.93
Monthly salary after tax	$2144.69
Human freedom index	8.42
Life expectancy	75.58
English speaking %	14.92%
Population	126.5M

The cost of living in Japan is $1032, which is 1.01 times less expensive than the world average. Japan is ranked 76th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Japan is $2144.69, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months.

Japan

We calculate prices for Japan as a population-weighted mean of 1120 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1032	76 / 208
Without rent	$674	42 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$586.86	63 / 208
Food	$385	68 / 208
Transport	$122.2	24 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	620.27$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	413.95$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1208.8$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	675.41$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	122.8$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	149.92$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	29.05$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.82$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	5723$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	3809$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	7.51$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	33.11$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	4.27$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.66$
Cappuccino	3.37$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.07$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	1.72$
Monthly ticket local transport	60.84$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	22.33$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.36$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.21$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.81$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.61$
Eggs, x12	2.29$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	10.54$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.72$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	15.05$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.76$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.23$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.42$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.82$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.66$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.65$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.6$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.19$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	8.57$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.68$
Cigarette pack	4.16$
Cold medicince, 1 week	9.38$
Hair Shampoo	3.46$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.32$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.32$

Gym Membership, 1 month	67.85$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	14.06$
Doctor's visit	40.04$
Haircut, simple	15.17$
Brand Jeans	42.46$
Brand Sneakers	49.01$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	311.58$
International Primary School, 1 year	12493$

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Iwashiro	$1960
2	Tokachi Province	$1875
3	Kamikawa	$1865
4	Shinshu	$1861
5	Totomi Province	$1808
6	Miyagi	$1785
7	Musashi	$1751
8	Mutsu Province	$1670
9	Hokkaido	$1644
10	Sagami	$1600
11	Rikuzen	$1599
12	Wakayama	$1595
13	Kanto	$1580
14	Tottori	$1531
15	Suruga	$1523
16	Yamashiro	$1516
17	Shinano	$1494
18	Yokohama	$1473
19	Sanuki	$1471
20	Boshu	$1465
21	Dewa	$1460
22	Rikuchu	$1459
23	Himeji	$1446
24	Tango	$1433
25	Tsushima Province	$1433
26	Naruto-no-kuni	$1417
27	Hi no Moto	$1374
28	Kyoto	$1373
29	Kushiro	$1343
30	Echigo	$1342
31	Okinawa	$1334
32	Matsuura	$1331
33	Aki	$1328
34	Satsuma	$1326
35	Settsu	$1325
36	Koryo	$1323
37	No province (Japan)	$1323
38	Aomori	$1322
39	Nanyo	$1322
40	Heguri	$1319
41	Kawaii	$1319
42	Awa	$1318
43	Soka	$1314
44	Kandori	$1313
45	Yakage	$1313
46	Iwate	$1308
47	Yamanashi	$1308
48	Fukuoka	$1307
49	Ibaraki	$1304
50	Funabashi	$1300
51	Kato	$1300
52	Amagasaki	$1298
53	Kanagawa	$1296
54	Kasaoka	$1293
55	Hyuga Province	$1291
56	Onna	$1291
57	Hokusei	$1289
58	Suwa	$1286
59	Ichikawa	$1285
60	Wakasa	$1285
61	Inawashiro	$1284
62	Mino	$1284
63	Ishikari	$1280
64	Tamba	$1280
65	Tochigi	$1280
66	Iwaki	$1279
67	Kawasaki	$1279
68	Obama	$1279
69	Iburi	$1274
70	Oga	$1274
71	Akitakata	$1266
72	Chiba	$1263
73	Fukui	$1263
74	Yamato	$1262
75	Kanada	$1248
76	Kanmaki	$1247
77	Kagoshima	$1246
78	Utsunomiya	$1245
79	Kisanuki	$1244
80	Yamaguchi	$1244
81	Toba	$1243
82	Hamamatsu	$1235
83	Sendai	$1234
84	Akita	$1232
85	Hyogo	$1232
86	Mori	$1232
87	Nagar	$1232
88	Hoki Province	$1230
89	Nambu	$1229
90	Owani	$1229
91	Kumano	$1228
92	Iwakura	$1221
93	Matsuyama	$1218
94	Suo	$1214
95	Gosen	$1213
96	Kasuga	$1212
97	Osumi	$1210
98	Fuso	$1209
99	Ina	$1209
100	Iki Province	$1208
101	Oki	$1207
102	Tobe	$1207
103	Higashine	$1205
104	Kitakyushu	$1204
105	Echigo Province	$1201
106	Kazusa	$1200
107	Honshu	$1196
108	Iga	$1196
109	Toyama Prefecture	$1196
110	Inami	$1194
111	Izu	$1194
112	Higashimiyoshi	$1192
113	Shiga	$1192
114	Taku	$1191
115	Kanra	$1189
116	Taiwa	$1187
117	Tsugaru	$1187
118	Ashikita	$1186
119	Taragi	$1185
120	Higashiosaka	$1184
121	Ishi	$1181
122	Sakai	$1180
123	Hachioji	$1176
124	Tokyo	$1175
125	Uzen	$1175
126	Kawachi	$1173
127	Tohoku	$1173
128	Yamagata	$1171
129	Iki	$1170
130	Harima	$1169
131	Bingo	$1166
132	Chikugo Province	$1164
133	Kisai	$1162
134	Asakura	$1161
135	Tango Province	$1161
136	Mimasaka Province	$1160
137	Chikuma	$1159
138	Maniwa	$1156
139	Noto	$1156
140	Kiyama	$1150
141	Ishiki	$1149
142	Nyuzen	$1148
143	Yaeyama	$1146
144	So	$1145
145	Fukushima	$1144
146	Kitakami	$1143
147	Nakai	$1141
148	Iwami	$1139
149	Etchu Province	$1138
150	Sapporo	$1138
151	Kiso	$1136
152	Oita	$1136
153	Bungotakada	$1134
154	Chugoku	$1132
155	Aira	$1131
156	Shima	$1131
157	Mita	$1129
158	Kasai	$1128
159	Bizen	$1127
160	Minobu	$1127
161	Shimane	$1123
162	Okayama	$1121
163	Ishikawa	$1120
164	Tokachi	$1120
165	Chosei	$1116
166	Hyuga	$1116
167	Bungo	$1113
168	Kyushu	$1112
169	Higashi-osaka	$1110
170	Kawatana	$1108
171	Aizu	$1107
172	Tosa	$1107
173	Sagamihara	$1105
174	Kurashiki	$1102
175	Shonai	$1100
176	Hida	$1096
177	Iyo	$1093
178	Nagato	$1093
179	Kumamoto	$1089
180	Ibara	$1087
181	Sado	$1086
182	Kochi	$1081
183	Nara (Japan)	$1080
184	Suzukawa	$1078
185	Nobeji	$1077
186	Hizen	$1075
187	Nemuro	$1075
188	Saitama	$1075
189	Chita (Japan)	$1071
190	Shimosa	$1067
191	Kanbara	$1065
192	Kunitomi	$1061
193	Meguro	$1054
194	Tajima	$1053
195	Totomi	$1052
196	Fukuyama	$1051
197	Nagasaki	$1051
198	Saga	$1051
199	Izumi	$1050
200	Kashiwa	$1050
201	Kyotamba	$1043
202	Hayashima	$1041
203	Etchu	$1039
204	Kagawa	$1038
205	Shiribeshi	$1038
206	Nakama	$1036
207	Kawaguchi	$1035
208	Nakoushi	$1032
209	Kii Province	$1031
210	Oshu	$1030
211	Shoo	$1029
212	Ugo	$1029
213	Tokigawa	$1028
214	Osaka	$1025
215	Iwanuma	$1021
216	Kobe	$1020
217	Kitaibaraki	$1019
218	Wake	$1019
219	Nagoya	$1017
220	Akayuki	$1016
221	Tachiarai	$1015
222	Saitama Prefecture	$1014
223	Mutsu	$1013
224	Matsudo	$1007
225	Izumo	$1004
226	Aki Province	$1002
227	Tanba	$1002
228	Tamana	$1000
229	Arakawa	$996
230	Owari	$996
231	Ise	$993
232	Nishinomiya	$993
233	Inaba	$992
234	Choshu Province	$991
235	Daiwanishi	$989
236	Agatsuma	$988
237	Echizen	$988
238	Mure	$987
239	Toyonaka	$987
240	Chikuzen	$986
241	Takamatsu	$986
242	Miura	$985
243	Chuo-ku	$982
244	Tonami	$982
245	Kaga	$981
246	Aichi	$979
247	Komoro	$979
248	Ehime Province	$978
249	Hyogo Prefecture	$978
250	Tokushima	$975
251	Miyazaki	$972
252	Higo	$971
253	Towada	$969
254	Takahashi	$968
255	Kii	$965
256	Machida	$965
257	Tsushima	$964
258	Womi	$964
259	Higashi-Hiroshima	$956
260	Hoki	$953
261	Hidaka	$952
262	Honchu	$950
263	Koshu	$950
264	Morohongo	$950
265	Nantan	$950
266	Toyama	$946
267	Hitachi	$945
268	Takahata	$940
269	Tamamura	$940
270	Gunma	$936
271	Chikugo	$934
272	Gifu	$934
273	Mitane	$932
274	Shimokita	$932
275	Mimasaka	$931
276	Mikawa	$928
277	Toyota	$928
278	Fujisawa	$927
279	Nagano	$925
280	Tama	$925
281	Sosa	$924
282	Kibichu	$917
283	Oumi	$917
284	Agui	$913
285	Okushiri	$912
286	Shizuoka	$912
287	Daigo	$911
288	Izumi Province	$911
289	Soeda	$911
290	Tanegashima	$911
291	Buzen	$908
292	Ryukyu	$908
293	Taki	$907
294	Mizuho	$905
295	Sagara	$905
296	Shimotsuke	$905
297	Tokai	$901
298	Nanbu	$900
299	Awaji	$896
300	Bando	$892
301	Kozuke	$883
302	Niigata	$882
303	Hiroshima	$867
304	Shimousa	$857
305	Omi	$849
306	Kamikawa Province	$848
307	Musashi Province	$845
308	Inba	$844
309	Kanazawa	$812
310	Kaishi	$737
311	Monaco	$7654
312	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
313	Singapore	$3385
314	Neuchatel	$3164
315	Ile-de-France	$2736
316	Zurich	$2715
317	California	$2710
318	Queretaro	$2187
319	United States	$2149
320	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
321	Aland	$2038
322	Ostergotland	$1978
323	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
324	Hoki	$1897
325	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
326	Liege	$1878
327	Plzen	$1831
328	South Pyongan	$1816
329	Hokkaido	$1802
330	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
331	Nampo	$1690
332	Jonkoping	$1661
333	Rikuchu	$1633
334	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
335	Caceres	$1564
336	Holguin	$1508
337	Usti nad Labem	$1462
338	Cadiz	$1459
339	Orebro	$1456
340	Kavala	$1444
341	Limon	$1428
342	Al Bahah	$1394
343	Colon (Panama)	$1391
344	Zlin	$1388
345	Vastmanland	$1381
346	Omi	$1355
347	Tacuarembo	$1343
348	Siauliai County	$1329
349	Ahuachapan	$1327
350	Shimosa	$1324
351	Ciego de Avila	$1316
352	Tokai	$1300
353	Xanthi	$1280
354	Dembeni	$1275
355	Panama	$1271
356	Bayamon	$1269
357	Paysandu	$1264
358	Usulutan	$1259
359	Zilina	$1252
360	Hyuga	$1251
361	Guantanamo	$1238
362	Panama	$1234
363	Ioannina	$1231
364	Igdir	$1230
365	Panama Oeste	$1230
366	San-Pedro	$1203
367	Klaipeda	$1201
368	Tillaberi	$1200
369	Etchu	$1194
370	Vlore	$1194
371	Constanta	$1189
372	Kai	$1170
373	Pinar del Rio	$1161
374	Riga Planning Region	$1154
375	Camaguey	$1149
376	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
377	Lodz	$1132
378	Chania	$1130
379	Causeni	$1128
380	Presov	$1128
381	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
382	Kermanshah	$1116
383	Franche-Comte	$1113
384	Yoro	$1112
385	Tekirdag	$1111
386	Zambezia	$1107
387	Bahia	$1102
388	Setubal	$1097
389	Drama	$1085
390	Kastoria	$1081
391	Suo	$1080
392	Balikesir	$1075
393	Thies	$1074
394	Trencin	$1063
395	Serres	$1060
396	Dubasari	$1050
397	Rethymno	$1045
398	Equateur	$1036
399	Espirito Santo	$1034
400	Suchitepequez	$1030
401	Haut-Uele	$1027
402	Gabu	$1019
403	Straseni	$1015
404	Brasov	$1014
405	Goias	$1013
406	Boke	$1007
407	Mexico	$1007
408	Totomi	$995
409	Siauliai	$994
410	Colon (Cuba)	$992
411	Banska Bystrica	$983
412	Panevezys	$969
413	Iasi	$963
414	Sao Paulo	$961
415	Kozuke	$956
416	Klaipeda County	$952
417	Izmir	$949
418	Osumi	$945
419	Kutahya	$934
420	Quilpue	$930
421	Hradec Kralove	$929
422	Kasai	$920
423	Kasai-Oriental	$919
424	Gueckedou	$918
425	Michoacan	$908
426	Eskisehir	$906
427	Extreme-Nord	$900
428	Solola	$897
429	Timis	$890
430	Bafata	$878
431	Kahramanmaras	$878
432	Usak	$877
433	Guatemala	$876
434	Uige	$872
435	Dien Bien	$871
436	Estado de Mexico	$864
437	Yucatan	$864
438	Durres	$856
439	Guaira	$856
440	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
441	Diyarbakir	$850
442	Cotui	$846
443	Ceara	$845
444	Francisco Morazan	$845
445	Botosani	$841
446	Esteli	$838
447	Buzau	$834
448	Botosani	$829
449	Forecariah	$826
450	Kirikkale	$816
451	Maan	$816
452	San Luis Potosi	$814
453	Boyaca	$812
454	Tucuman	$812
455	Caras-Severin	$810
456	Neuquen	$806
457	Bekes	$799
458	Hoki Province	$787
459	Adiyaman	$779
460	Arges	$779
461	Neamt	$777
462	Raska	$771
463	Atlantico	$768
464	Marijampole	$762
465	Para	$756
466	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
467	Ialomita	$751
468	Veszprem	$751
469	Wasit	$751
470	Huila	$747
471	Sirvan	$747
472	Canakkale	$743
473	Aydin	$733
474	Elazig	$730
475	Chisinau	$726
476	Nuevo Leon	$720
477	Shkoder	$718
478	Korce	$710
479	Khuzestan	$708
480	Copiapo	$705
481	Bazega	$694
482	Curico	$692
483	Hamadan	$689
484	Mures	$683
485	Passore	$680
486	Braila	$675
487	Oueme	$671
488	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
489	Iasi	$668
490	Djibouti	$666
491	Rezekne	$664
492	Laayoune	$660
493	Nghe An	$657
494	Awash	$655
495	Elazig	$650
496	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
497	Gilan	$644
498	Meknes	$634
499	Mures	$633
500	Khenifra	$631
501	Tuyen Quang	$628
502	Bacau	$624
503	Paraguari	$622
504	Caras-Severin	$620
505	Piaui	$620
506	Binh Phuoc	$612
507	Osh	$608
508	Chuy Province	$607
509	Vinh Long	$607
510	Anse-a-Veau	$604
511	Dambovita	$604
512	Medias	$602
513	Koulpelogo	$595
514	Anosy	$594
515	Rio San Juan	$590
516	Bac Lieu	$587
517	Ninh Thuan	$585
518	Setif	$582
519	Duzce	$573
520	Ain Beida	$572
521	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
522	Agri	$569
523	Maramures	$569
524	Al Mahwit	$568
525	Hau Giang	$567
526	Dak Lak	$566
527	Al Hoceima	$562
528	Nis	$561
529	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
530	Cadiz	$542
531	Valcea	$542
532	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
533	Bac Giang	$536
534	Soc Trang	$535
535	Miragoane	$533
536	Bechar	$531
537	Menaka	$525
538	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
539	Karbala	$522
540	Lere	$516
541	Stavropol	$514
542	Yen Bai	$513
543	Kirklareli	$512
544	Hajjah	$507
545	Son La	$502
546	San Andres	$500
547	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
548	Sadah	$495
549	Dhaka	$489
550	Sale	$489
551	Corum	$484
552	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
553	Binh Dinh	$480
554	Oulmes	$480
555	Caaguazu	$478
556	Arta	$476
557	Dong Nai	$473
558	Lang Son	$470
559	Salar	$470
560	Kenitra	$467
561	Quang Tri	$466
562	Ayni	$465
563	Dong Thap	$463
564	Narino	$462
565	Maharashtra	$461
566	Quang Ninh	$453
567	Nam Dinh	$448
568	Ain Temouchent	$444
569	Thanh Hoa	$444
570	Sanaa	$443
571	MSila	$441
572	Binh Duong	$438
573	Homs	$436
574	Khemisset	$435
575	Medenine	$433
576	Ca Mau	$431
577	Kebili	$431
578	Thua Thien Hue	$431
579	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
580	Ain Defla	$426
581	Mazandaran	$426
582	Binh Thuan	$424
583	Tamba	$423
584	Jaen (Peru)	$422
585	Tetouan	$414
586	Al Bayda	$412
587	Ysyk-Kol	$411
588	Tebessa	$409
589	Bejaia	$405
590	Misratah	$399
591	Baghlan	$398
592	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
593	Daharia	$393
594	Al Bayda	$390
595	San Joaquin	$389
596	Tay Ninh	$389
597	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
598	Kien Giang	$381
599	Saida	$381
600	Gabes	$377
601	Kosice	$372
602	Sabha	$365
603	Bihar	$363
604	Kien Giang	$363
605	Quang Nam	$363
606	Samana	$360
607	Medea	$333
608	Ben Tre	$324
609	Naama	$302

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Ikoma

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Yasu

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Takatsuki

Kameoka

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Wakuya

Ohara

Oamishirasato

Yamanobe

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