Travel Budget Atlas

Japan · 30 days

Two-person representative budget for each city in Japan, sorted from cheapest to most expensive for a 30-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 ¥769,506 ¥692,555 – ¥884,932
Kyoto ¥819,620 ¥737,658 – ¥942,562
Kobe ¥883,986 ¥795,587 – ¥1,016,584
Kawasaki ¥908,227 ¥817,404 – ¥1,044,461
Fukuoka ¥964,694 ¥868,225 – ¥1,109,398
Sapporo ¥988,935 ¥890,042 – ¥1,137,276
Osaka ¥1,034,642 ¥931,177 – ¥1,189,838
Nagoya ¥1,044,773 ¥940,296 – ¥1,201,489
Yokohama ¥1,159,539 ¥1,043,585 – ¥1,333,470
Tokyo ¥1,159,711 ¥1,043,740 – ¥1,333,668

What this ranking tells you

The cheapest option in Japan right now is Saitama at about $5,377.40 for a 30-day couple trip. The most expensive is Tokyo at about $8,104.20 — a gap of $2,726.80, or roughly 51%. 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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