🇯🇵 5 cities in Japan, sorted by daily travel budget. Not the exchange rate — how cheap it feels on your own income, and where a price becomes a rip-off. Updated September 2026
| City | Per day | Per month | Local meal | Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 FukuokaBig city | $162 | $2,426 | ¥960 | ¥520 |
| 🇯🇵 OsakaBig city | $173 | $2,726 | ¥900 | ¥500 |
| 🇯🇵 SapporoBig city | $174 | $2,264 | ¥960 | ¥520 |
| 🇯🇵 TokyoBig city | $201 | $3,667 | ¥1,000 | ¥550 |
| 🇯🇵 OkinawaResort | $201 | $2,645 | ¥1,000 | ¥560 |
Per day = one mid-range night + three meals, a coffee and two taxi rides. Open a city for item-by-item prices, rip-off thresholds and live traveler reports.
With a mid-range room, between $162 and $201 a day depending on the city — about $182 on average. Hostels and local eateries cut that by 30% or more.
Short-term rental plus living costs runs $2,426–$3,667 by city, about $2,746 on average.
By daily budget, Fukuoka ($162/day) is the cheapest and Okinawa ($201/day) the most expensive.