Cost of living comparison
Spain is 25.0% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Spain instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥983
|
$13.87
€12.94
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥754
|
$9.22
€8.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥148
|
$2.13
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥112
|
$1.58
€1.47
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥233
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥873
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥833
|
$4.16
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥308
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥416
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥332
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥156
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥251
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥311
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥193
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥165
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
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pay 5.1% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥645
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,826
|
$34.26
€31.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,364,851
|
$33,643.92
€31,388.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,881
|
$14.57
€13.59
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,746
|
$31.87
€29.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥76,385
|
$872.36
€813.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥49,676
|
$692.13
€645.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,256
|
$103.97
€97.00
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥43,980
|
$385.97
€360.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,693,754
|
$7,352.21
€6,859.36
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥413
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥424
|
$1.98
€1.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥608
|
$5.66
€5.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,811
|
$42.87
€39.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,828
|
$8.63
€8.06
|
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pay 40.8% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,189
|
$75.89
€70.80
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,094
|
$32.12
€29.96
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,255
|
$77.96
€72.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,466
|
$91.38
€85.26
|
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