Cost of living comparison
Japan is 43.0% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Japan instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$6.44
¥997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$4.94
¥765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.97
¥150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.73
¥113
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.52
¥236
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$5.72
¥885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$5.46
¥845
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.02
¥312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.73
¥422
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$2.17
¥336
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$1.02
¥158
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$1.64
¥254
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$2.04
¥315
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$1.26
¥196
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$1.08
¥168
|
|
pay 87.5% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$4.22
¥654
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
$57.82
¥8,948
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$22,042.19
¥3,411,470
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$25.42
¥3,935
|
|
pay 27.3% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$31.09
¥4,812
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$500.38
¥77,443
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$325.42
¥50,365
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$113.04
¥17,495
|
|
pay 63.5% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$288.10
¥44,590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$11,095.30
¥1,717,220
|
|
pay 78.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$2.71
¥419
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$2.78
¥430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$3.98
¥617
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$57.72
¥8,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$11.97
¥1,853
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$40.54
¥6,275
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$26.82
¥4,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$54.08
¥8,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$81.66
¥12,639
|
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