Cost of Living

Updated 2025/06/30

Created by YenKid

All values are approximate values as of Jun 2025, based on personal experience.

They can be higher or lower, depending on:

the city or district; whether you shop at a high-end/low-end supermarket, local market, online; and the season

Drinks

Latte (regular)

Milk Tea

Coke/Pepsi (0.5 L bottle)

Water (0.5 L bottle)

Groceries

Milk (1 L)

Rice (1.5kg)

Apple (1kg)

Banana (1kg)

Orange (1kg)

Tomato (1kg)

Potato (1kg)

Onion (1kg)

Carrot (1kg)

Sweetcorn (1kg)

Lettuce (1kg)

Tier One China

¥10-30

¥10-20

¥4

¥2

¥12

¥10

¥15

¥10

¥16

¥10

¥7

¥8

Eggs (regular x12)

Bread (250g)

Chicken Breast (500g)

Beef Shank (250g)

Pork Ribs (500g)

¥12

¥8

¥10

¥25

Soy Sauce (500ml)

Transport

Metro (one-way ticket, 10km)

Train (100km, 2nd class high speed, one-way ticket)

Taxi (10km, off-peak)

Gasoline (1 L)

Utilities

Electricity, cooling, heating, water, service charge, garbage for 85 sq metre apartment

Mobile 5G Plan with 10GB Data (per month)

600 Mbps Internet (Unlimited Data)

Misc

Music subscription (per month)

Video streaming (per month)

Hair Cut

¥6

¥10

¥8

¥20

¥8

¥4

¥50-¥60

¥25

¥8

¥500

¥38

¥100

¥15

¥15

¥25

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