Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 19.7% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥990
|
$12.54
€11.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥760
|
$8.68
€8.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥149
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$1.77
€1.69
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥234
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥879
|
$5.07
€4.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥839
|
$4.04
€3.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥310
|
$2.47
€2.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥419
|
$3.50
€3.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥334
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥157
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥252
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥313
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥194
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥166
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
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pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥649
|
$6.86
€6.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,888
|
$22.40
€21.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,388,656
|
$26,622.60
€25,350.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,909
|
$9.20
€8.76
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,780
|
$27.99
€26.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥76,925
|
$484.69
€461.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,028
|
$364.00
€346.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,378
|
$208.88
€198.90
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,292
|
$230.59
€219.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,705,737
|
$7,509.99
€7,151.02
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥416
|
$4.19
€3.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥427
|
$3.38
€3.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥612
|
$5.81
€5.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,873
|
$45.35
€43.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,841
|
$8.77
€8.35
|
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pay 62.3% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,233
|
$101.44
€96.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,123
|
$34.43
€32.79
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,314
|
$81.18
€77.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,555
|
$98.56
€93.85
|
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