Cost of living comparison
Japan is 76.5% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Japan instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Liberia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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