Cost of living comparison
Japan is 5.2% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Japan instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Japan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.91
¥765
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$1.99
¥309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$24.44
¥3,804
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$480.50
¥74,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$321.68
¥50,077
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
|
pay 80.1% more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$240.59
¥37,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$55.52
¥8,644
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$11.57
¥1,801
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$85.48
¥13,307
|
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