Japan
Compared with Ireland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Ireland = 1×
Japan
vs
Ireland
Overall verdict
Japan is about 0.65× Ireland.
Average across 4 categories, 9 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Ireland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Ireland. 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 Ireland
Ireland = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Ireland
Ireland = 1×
Japan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Japan, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.8× what it does in Ireland — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.78Japan
€47.09
JPY 8,778Ireland
€59.99
EUR 59.99
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.78Japan
€766.07
JPY 142,800Ireland
€979.00
EUR 979
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.62Japan
€0.06
USD 0.075Ireland
€0.10
USD 0.121
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.53Japan
€0.91
USD 1.041Ireland
€1.71
USD 1.952
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.51Japan
€0.86
USD 0.976Ireland
€1.69
USD 1.926
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.50Japan
€0.20
USD 0.227Ireland
€0.39
USD 0.45
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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