How much does utilities (1 person, monthly) cost around the world? Compare prices in 85 countries, converted to JPY (¥) at the 2026.8.8 rate - from 1757.20 in Iran to 30616.73 in Austria.
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| Country | Local price | ≈ JPY (¥) |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | €164.96 | ¥30616.73 |
| Poland | $183.92 | ¥29221.04 |
| Czech | $180.93 | ¥28745.99 |
| United Kingdom | £128.68 | ¥27891.73 |
| Germany | €149.54 | ¥27754.77 |
| Israel | $172.55 | ¥27414.58 |
| Switzerland | $135.18 | ¥26817.02 |
| Netherlands | €142.31 | ¥26412.87 |
| Norway | $159.33 | ¥25314.20 |
| Ireland | €129.82 | ¥24094.72 |
| Belgium | €117.4 | ¥21789.55 |
| Croatia | €112.09 | ¥20804.01 |
| France | €111.79 | ¥20748.33 |
| Italy | €111.32 | ¥20661.10 |
| United States | $130 | ¥20654.28 |
| Greece | €107.21 | ¥19898.28 |
| Lebanon | $124.57 | ¥19791.56 |
| United Arab Emirates | $122.05 | ¥19391.19 |
| Australia | $117.08 | ¥18601.56 |
| Senegal | $116.71 | ¥18542.77 |
| Jamaica | $103.32 | ¥16415.38 |
| Uruguay | $102.62 | ¥16304.17 |
| Hungary | $102.49 | ¥16283.51 |
| Singapore | $101.59 | ¥16140.52 |
| Ethiopia | $100.21 | ¥15921.27 |
| South Korea | ₩136831 | ¥15701.97 |
| South Africa | $95.7 | ¥15204.73 |
| Spain | €80.54 | ¥14948.30 |
| New Zealand | $92 | ¥14616.87 |
| Panama | $90.98 | ¥14454.82 |
| Japan | ¥14406 | ¥14406.00 |
| Sweden | $90.28 | ¥14343.60 |
| Bahrain | $90.01 | ¥14300.70 |
| Canada | $87.5 | ¥13901.92 |
| Portugal | €71.36 | ¥13244.48 |
| Russia | $82.41 | ¥13093.22 |
| Bulgaria | $82.21 | ¥13061.45 |
| Oman | $81.15 | ¥12893.04 |
| Jordan | $78.66 | ¥12497.43 |
| Chile | $74.49 | ¥11834.90 |
| Maldives | $71.55 | ¥11367.80 |
| Philippines | $71.36 | ¥11337.61 |
| Cambodia | $66.1 | ¥10501.91 |
| Argentina | $64.88 | ¥10308.07 |
| Colombia | $63.61 | ¥10106.30 |
| Costa Rica | $62.85 | ¥9985.55 |
| Pakistan | $62.19 | ¥9880.69 |
| Cuba | $61.2 | ¥9723.40 |
| Brazil | $58.96 | ¥9367.51 |
| Qatar | $58.07 | ¥9226.11 |
| Saudi Arabia | $57.85 | ¥9191.15 |
| Dominican Republic | $56.69 | ¥9006.85 |
| Laos | $55.86 | ¥8874.98 |
| Thailand | ฿1796.08 | ¥8730.42 |
| Taiwan | $54.23 | ¥8616.01 |
| Iceland | $54.11 | ¥8596.95 |
| Vietnam | $48.01 | ¥7627.78 |
| Mexico | $45.79 | ¥7275.07 |
| Guatemala | $44.6 | ¥7086.01 |
| Turkey | $44.5 | ¥7070.12 |
| Ecuador | $42.63 | ¥6773.01 |
| Kuwait | $40.29 | ¥6401.24 |
| Kazakhstan | $39.27 | ¥6239.18 |
| Indonesia | $38.48 | ¥6113.67 |
| Fiji | $37.75 | ¥5997.68 |
| Madagascar | $37.52 | ¥5961.14 |
| Ghana | $36.35 | ¥5775.25 |
| China | ¥241.33 | ¥5686.20 |
| Peru | $34.97 | ¥5556.00 |
| Tunisia | $33.71 | ¥5355.81 |
| Malaysia | $33.48 | ¥5319.27 |
| Bolivia | $31.08 | ¥4937.96 |
| Kenya | $30.33 | ¥4818.80 |
| Nigeria | $30.04 | ¥4772.73 |
| Morocco | $28.06 | ¥4458.15 |
| Myanmar | $27.85 | ¥4424.78 |
| Sri Lanka | $26.67 | ¥4237.30 |
| Mauritius | $25.9 | ¥4114.97 |
| India | $25.31 | ¥4021.23 |
| Algeria | $25.23 | ¥4008.52 |
| Bangladesh | $23.1 | ¥3670.11 |
| Nepal | $20.98 | ¥3333.28 |
| Venezuela | $17.76 | ¥2821.69 |
| Egypt | $12.32 | ¥1957.39 |
| Iran | $11.06 | ¥1757.20 |