{"id":1433,"date":"2023-01-13T19:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T03:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovefortraveling.com\/?p=1433"},"modified":"2023-04-25T01:26:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T09:26:07","slug":"why-is-pizza-so-expensive-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovefortraveling.com\/why-is-pizza-so-expensive-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Pizza so Expensive in Japan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I’ve been getting this question for a while now, and I always answer it in the same way: It’s because Japan is an island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On top of that, Japan also has some of the highest rates globally for importing goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, no matter which city you’re in, there is bound to be imported that will be more expensive than the equivalent elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As an Italian, this topic is in my culture, and later in this post, I will show you an exciting fact, so keep reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because cheese is expensive to import, it makes sense that pizza in Japan would also be subject to these influences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I believe three other factors play a huge role in the price of not only pizza. But food in general in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everyone should keep this in mind when they think about why food is so expensive in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Country<\/th> | Area<\/th> | Population<\/th> | Density<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> | ||||
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France<\/strong><\/td>640,679 km2<\/sup><\/td> | 67,413,000<\/td> | 116\/km2<\/sup> (300.4\/sq mi)<\/td><\/tr> | Japan<\/strong><\/td> | 377,975 km2<\/sup><\/td> | 125,360,000<\/td> | 334\/km2<\/sup> (865.1\/sq mi)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n | France is about twice as big as Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As such, they can grow their vegetables and fruit to avoid the high costs of imports. Japan is too small for that, depriving the country of the luxury of producing its food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Finally, there is another element I would like to point out: taxes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m not talking about sales tax here; most countries have sales tax to pay for most of their expenses using the taxes people pay for buying things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n |