🇫🇷 Francevs🇯🇵 Japan

Name: France vs Japan — Cost of Living Comparison
Creator: Burger Parity

Japan is 20.3 BPS points cheaper overall

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France

101.8

$110.27 basket

#25 of 30

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Japan

81.6

$88.33 basket

#1 of 30

Product-by-Product

ProductFranceJapanDiff

🍔Big Mac$5.78$3.07+88.3%🥤Coca-Cola 330 ml$1.68$1.15+46.1%⛽Gasoline (1 liter)$1.91$1.12+70.5%💪Gym Membership$31.49$51.20-38.5%🎬Netflix Standard Plan$14.16$9.54+48.4%🎵Spotify Premium$11.54$6.27+84.1%☕Starbucks Latte (Tall)$5.20$3.26+59.5%🚗UberX – 5 km ride$11.76$7.68+53.1%🍞White Bread (500g)$1.73$1.28+35.2%📱iPhone 15 – 128 GB$1017.45$798.72+27.4%

France vs Japan: Which Is Cheaper?

Based on our basket of 6 globally standardized products, Japan is the cheaper country by 20.3 points on the Burger Parity Score. France has a BPS of 101.8 with a basket cost of $110.27, while Japan has a BPS of 81.6 with a basket cost of $88.33.

These prices reflect real-world costs for a Big Mac, Starbucks Latte, iPhone 15, Coca-Cola, Netflix subscription, and a 5km Uber ride. Prices are converted to USD using current exchange rates for fair comparison.

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