Cost of Living Comparison Between China and Japan Cost of Living Comparison Between China and Japan

Name: Japan
Address: JP

🙂 Solo nomad: China is 38.1% cheaper than Japan without rent, and 44.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: China is 38.1% cheaper than Japan without rent, and 38.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.71 ¥19.46

$6.98 ¥1,003

-61.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.77 ¥171

$34.45 ¥4,949

-31.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.95 ¥35.54

$5.39 ¥775

-8.16%

Cappuccino

$2.98 ¥21.38

$3.25 ¥467

-8.31%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 ¥3.22

$1.12 ¥161

-59.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ¥1.93

$0.85 ¥122

-68.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.01 ¥7.24

$3.4 ¥489

-70.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 ¥14.62

$4.14 ¥595

-50.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 ¥12.75

$1.51 ¥217

17.88%

White Bread (500g)

$1.7 ¥12.16

$1.59 ¥228

6.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.96 ¥6.89

$4.51 ¥647

-78.71%

Eggs

$1.57 ¥11.24

$2.18 ¥313

-27.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.35 ¥95.8

$12.09 ¥1,737

10.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.37 ¥24.16

$7 ¥1,005

-51.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.53 ¥75.6

$19.2 ¥2,758

-45.16%

Apples (1kg)

$1.83 ¥13.11

$5.15 ¥740

-64.47%

Banana (1kg)

$1.28 ¥9.21

$2.56 ¥368

-50.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 ¥10.34

$4.69 ¥673

-69.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.14 ¥8.19

$4.78 ¥687

-76.15%

Potato (1kg)

$0.75 ¥5.39

$2.84 ¥409

-73.59%

Onion (1kg)

$0.89 ¥6.35

$2.69 ¥387

-66.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.57 ¥4.12

$1.35 ¥194

-57.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 ¥4.1

$0.94 ¥135

-39.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.42 ¥24.53

$4.12 ¥592

-16.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.29 ¥81

$8.47 ¥1,217

33.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 ¥6.02

$2.17 ¥312

-61.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 ¥11.64

$2.96 ¥425

-45.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.44 ¥3.15

$1.57 ¥225

-71.97%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.87 ¥150

$58 ¥8,331

-64.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ¥9.78

$4.11 ¥590

-66.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.32 ¥2.32

$2.93 ¥421

-89.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.8 ¥48.76

$23.97 ¥3,443

-71.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ¥8.06

$1.19 ¥170

-5.88%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.3K ¥138.2K

$22.8K ¥3.3M

-15.53%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$17.1K ¥122.8K

$17.7K ¥2.5M

-3.54%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$50.7 ¥363

$177 ¥25.5K

-71.44%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.13 ¥72.7

$27.06 ¥3,888

-62.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.16 ¥80

$35.77 ¥5,139

-68.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.48 ¥283

$59.8 ¥8,589

-33.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.63 ¥105

$15.91 ¥2,285

-8.05%

Cinema Ticket

$6.25 ¥44.8

$13.36 ¥1,919

-53.22%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$412 ¥2,952

$346 ¥49.7K

19.02%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.6K ¥126.3K

$13.3K ¥1.9M

32.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.06 ¥330

$48.96 ¥7,034

-5.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.09 ¥237

$33.1 ¥4,755

-0.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.3 ¥511

$62.3 ¥8,942

14.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.4 ¥541

$86.2 ¥12.4K

-12.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$444 ¥3,188

$599 ¥86.1K

-25.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$256 ¥1,834

$422 ¥60.7K

-39.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$921 ¥6,605

$1,364 ¥195.9K

-32.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$542 ¥3,889

$843 ¥121.1K

-35.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,161 ¥44.2K

$5,944 ¥853.9K

3.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,928 ¥21K

$3,290 ¥472.7K

-11.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$940 ¥6,744

$2,009 ¥288.6K

-53.20%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.06

1.82

123.08%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for China: November 5, 2025

Last update for Japan: November 3, 2025

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