Japan
Compared with Belgium, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Belgium = 1×
Japan
vs
Belgium
Overall verdict
Japan is about 0.66× Belgium.
Average across 4 categories, 9 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Belgium = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Belgium. A bar running right means Japan is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Japan, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in Belgium — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.86Japan
€0.06
USD 0.075Belgium
€0.07
USD 0.087
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.79Japan
€766.07
JPY 142,800Belgium
€969.00
EUR 969
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.78Japan
€47.09
JPY 8,778Belgium
€59.99
EUR 59.99
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.56Japan
€0.20
USD 0.227Belgium
€0.35
USD 0.406
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.49Japan
€0.91
USD 1.041Belgium
€1.87
USD 2.123
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.41Japan
€0.86
USD 0.976Belgium
€2.07
USD 2.36
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+23%
in JPY
390 → 480
390 → 480
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-13%
in EUR
It rose 23% in local currency, but -13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Japan's inflation.
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