Cost of living comparison
Canada is 62.8% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Canada instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥997
|
$16.37
CA$22.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥765
|
$10.01
CA$14.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$2.00
CA$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$1.62
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Japan
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥236
|
$2.48
CA$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥885
|
$5.30
CA$7.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥845
|
$8.04
CA$11.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥312
|
$3.39
CA$4.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥422
|
$5.12
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$1.79
CA$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥254
|
$1.60
CA$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥315
|
$1.74
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥196
|
$1.16
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥168
|
$1.14
CA$1.60
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
Japan
|
Canada
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥654
|
$4.35
CA$6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,948
|
$65.88
CA$92.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,411,470
|
$24,555.94
CA$34,458.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,935
|
$16.33
CA$22.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Japan
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,812
|
$60.95
CA$85.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,443
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,712.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,365
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,563.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,495
|
$115.39
CA$161.92
|
|
pay 80.9% more for childcare
Japan
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,590
|
$729.99
CA$1,024.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,717,220
|
$12,017.58
CA$16,863.67
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥419
|
$5.20
CA$7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥430
|
$3.58
CA$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥617
|
$12.91
CA$18.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,933
|
$42.97
CA$60.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,853
|
$10.95
CA$15.37
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Canada
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,275
|
$53.89
CA$75.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,150
|
$39.01
CA$54.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,370
|
$84.94
CA$119.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,639
|
$102.12
CA$143.29
|
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