Cost of living comparison
India is 58.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in India instead of Japan, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥990
|
$2.40
₹203.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥760
|
$3.90
₹331.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥149
|
$0.40
₹33.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.17
₹14.09
|
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pay 67.1% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥234
|
$0.46
₹39.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥879
|
$2.54
₹215.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥839
|
$2.56
₹217.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥310
|
$0.94
₹79.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥419
|
$1.37
₹115.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥334
|
$0.88
₹74.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥157
|
$0.32
₹27.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥252
|
$0.48
₹40.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥313
|
$0.24
₹20.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥194
|
$0.16
₹13.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥166
|
$0.19
₹15.91
|
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pay 50.1% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥649
|
$4.62
₹391.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,888
|
$10.12
₹858.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,388,656
|
$13,525.56
₹1,147,195.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,909
|
$2.94
₹249.25
|
|
pay 73.6% less for housing
|
Japan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,780
|
$7.39
₹626.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥76,925
|
$138.05
₹11,709.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,028
|
$90.33
₹7,661.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,378
|
$29.97
₹2,541.86
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,292
|
$55.73
₹4,726.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,705,737
|
$1,565.54
₹132,784.09
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥416
|
$1.84
₹155.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥427
|
$1.59
₹134.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥612
|
$3.59
₹304.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,873
|
$15.33
₹1,300.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,841
|
$3.35
₹284.33
|
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pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,233
|
$24.02
₹2,037.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,123
|
$25.36
₹2,151.17
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,314
|
$41.62
₹3,529.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,555
|
$31.12
₹2,639.21
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