Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Japan and Barcelona

For one person, living is cheaper in Japan: $1,332 a month against $2,405 in Barcelona, rent and utilities included – about $12,900 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇯🇵 Japan

$1,332

/mo nomad

Barcelona

🇪🇸 Spain

$2,405

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Japan is 18.2% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 44.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Japan is 23.8% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 41% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.27 ¥993

$17.98 €16.05

-65.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.23 ¥5,101

$67.4 €60.2

-52.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.08 ¥805

$13.37 €11.93

-62.00%

Cappuccino

$3.11 ¥492

$3.34 €2.98

-6.89%

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

$1.12 ¥178

$2.95 €2.64

-62.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.74 ¥117

$1.90 €1.69

-61.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.25 ¥515

$3.88 €3.46

-16.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.73 ¥590

$4.57 €4.08

-18.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 ¥236

$1.27 €1.13

17.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.45 ¥229

$1.96 €1.75

-26.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.94 ¥782

$1.75 €1.56

182.29%

Eggs

$2.11 ¥333

$4.89 €4.36

-56.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.44 ¥1,810

$17.47 €15.59

-34.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.32 ¥1,000

$9.06 €8.09

-30.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.80 ¥2,817

$20.18 €18.01

-11.79%

Apples (1kg)

$4.80 ¥760

$3.08 €2.75

55.84%

Banana (1kg)

$2.45 ¥388

$2.03 €1.81

20.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.29 ¥680

$2.60 €2.32

65.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.52 ¥715

$2.71 €2.42

66.79%

Potato (1kg)

$2.70 ¥428

$2.15 €1.92

25.58%

Onion (1kg)

$2.70 ¥427

$2.21 €1.97

22.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 ¥211

$1.54 €1.38

-12.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 ¥140

$0.93 €0.83

-4.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.88 ¥614

$7.09 €6.32

-45.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.49 ¥1,186

$7.63 €6.81

-1.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.90 ¥301

$1.49 €1.33

27.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 ¥415

$2.73 €2.43

-4.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.36 ¥215

$2.95 €2.63

-53.90%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57.6 ¥9,122

$25.91 €23.13

122.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.66 ¥578

$3.13 €2.80

16.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.16 ¥499

$1.45 €1.29

117.93%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.05 ¥3,174

$34.17 €30.49

-41.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.07 ¥170

$1.79 €1.60

-40.22%

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

$21.7K ¥3.4M

$34.7K €31.0K

-37.48%

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

$16.1K ¥2.5M

$30.3K €27.0K

-46.85%

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

$156 ¥24.7K

$181 €161

-13.66%

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

$24.21 ¥3,831

$13.56 €12.10

78.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.72 ¥5,178

$35.12 €31.34

-6.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.6 ¥8,326

$53.2 €47.44

-1.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.92 ¥2,836

$16.05 €14.33

11.65%

Cinema Ticket

$12.84 ¥2,032

$11.37 €10.14

12.93%

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

$544 ¥86.2K

$939 €838

-42.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.0K ¥1.9M

$16.5K €14.7K

-27.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.82 ¥7,409

$88.2 €78.7

-46.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.43 ¥4,657

$39.77 €35.49

-26.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.8 ¥9,774

$103 €92.3

-40.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.2 ¥12.4K

$119 €107

-34.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$569 ¥90.1K

$1,695 €1,513

-66.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 ¥61.7K

$1,301 €1,161

-70.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,310 ¥207.4K

$2,576 €2,299

-49.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$770 ¥121.8K

$1,941 €1,732

-60.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,494 ¥869.3K

$7,470 €6,666

-26.46%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,810 ¥444.6K

$5,195 €4,636

-45.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,077 ¥328.7K

$2,299 €2,052

-9.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

2.13

3.28

-35.06%

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

Last update for Japan: October 5, 2026

Last update for Barcelona: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Japan

$390 29.8%

Barcelona

$1.3K 54% 233% $910

Groceries & Markets

Japan

$315 24%

Barcelona

$325 13.5% 3.3% $10

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Japan

$213 16.3%

Barcelona

$229 9.5% 7.7% $16

Eating Out

Japan

$134 10.2%

Barcelona

$272 11.3% 103% $138

Clothing & Footwear

Japan

$97 7.4%

Barcelona

$158 6.6% 62.2% $61

Getting Around

Japan

$83 6.3%

Barcelona

$48 2% 41.7% $34

Sport & Entertainment

Japan

$78 6%

Barcelona

$76 3.2% 3.1% $2.4

Good to know

🇯🇵 Japan

🇪🇸 Barcelona

🕒 Local time

17:30 5:30 PM

10:30 10:30 AM

7 h behind Japan

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

125,440,000

1,660,122

💱 Currency

Japanese Yen JPY ¥

Euro EUR €

📈 Exchange rate

1,000 JPY = 6.32 USD

1,000 JPY = 5.63 EUR

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

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EUR, USD to JPY – Japanese Yen Converter

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🇯🇵 Japanese Yen (¥)

Japanese Yen exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 158 JPY (1,000 JPY = 6.32 USD). 1 EUR = 177 JPY (1,000 JPY = 5.63 EUR).

Euro exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.892 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

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