Cost of living comparison
Finland is 41.8% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Finland instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$14.18
€13.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$2.58
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$3.70
€3.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$4.27
€4.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$5.38
€5.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$1.67
€1.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$7.64
€7.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$60.52
€57.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$18.35
€17.41
|
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$734.49
€696.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$604.75
€573.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$291.42
€276.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$7.29
€6.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$4.21
€3.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$41.73
€39.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$15.60
€14.79
|
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pay 46.6% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$108.56
€102.96
|
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