Travel Budget Atlas

Japan · 3 days

Two-person representative budget for each city in Japan, sorted from cheapest to most expensive for a 3-day stay. Prices are quoted in USD and in each city's local currency, refreshed quarterly against live exchange rates.

City ranking

City Couple · representative Typical range
Saitama ¥73,216 ¥65,894 – ¥84,198
Kyoto ¥77,583 ¥69,825 – ¥89,221
Kobe ¥83,376 ¥75,038 – ¥95,882
Kawasaki ¥85,671 ¥77,104 – ¥98,522
Fukuoka ¥90,674 ¥81,607 – ¥104,275
Sapporo ¥92,969 ¥83,672 – ¥106,915
Osaka ¥97,411 ¥87,670 – ¥112,023
Nagoya ¥98,424 ¥88,582 – ¥113,188
Yokohama ¥108,355 ¥97,520 – ¥124,609
Tokyo ¥109,403 ¥98,463 – ¥125,813

What this ranking tells you

The cheapest option in Japan right now is Saitama at about $511.64 for a 3-day couple trip. The most expensive is Tokyo at about $764.52 — a gap of $252.88, or roughly 49%. Use the ranking to balance the cities you want against the days you have.

Currency

Japan transactions settle in JPY. All local-currency figures above are converted from USD at the current quarterly rate.

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