Your USD goes further in Japan

+4.5% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,090.09 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 316,900 JPY

That is 13,660 JPY more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $86.21 today.

JPY per 1 USD Then 151.6 · Today 158.4

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Japan

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

16,000 JPY a night

$4.55 less a night

Costs you today: $100.98
Cost you 1 year ago: $105.53

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

28,000 JPY a night

$7.96 less a night

Costs you today: $176.71
Cost you 1 year ago: $184.67

Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

500 JPY a Big Mac

27 more Big Macs

Costs you today: $3.16
Cost you 1 year ago: $3.30

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

9,600 JPY a dinner

1 more dinner

Costs you today: $60.59
Cost you 1 year ago: $63.32

Do Estimate

Museum entry

3,000 JPY a ticket

4 more tickets

Costs you today: $18.93
Cost you 1 year ago: $19.79

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

14,000 JPY a tour

$3.98 less a tour

Costs you today: $88.36
Cost you 1 year ago: $92.34

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

12,000 JPY a ride

1 more ride

Costs you today: $75.73
Cost you 1 year ago: $79.15

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

9,800 JPY a ticket

1 more ticket

Costs you today: $61.85
Cost you 1 year ago: $64.64

Rate history

JPY per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
2,000 JPY	$12.62	$13.19
10,000 JPY	$63.11	$65.95
50,000 JPY	$315.56	$329.77
200,000 JPY	$1,262.23	$1,319.09

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)