Japan is 86.7% more expensive than South Africa.

If you lived in Japan instead of South Africa, you would:

pay 22.5% more for restaurants

 
South Africa
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.74
R147.55
$6.87
¥1,040
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.92
R74.78
$5.20
¥787
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
R16.57
$1.13
¥172

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
South Africa
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
R15.60
$1.58
¥240
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.09
R58.97
$6.69
¥1,013
Milk (1 gallon) $3.51
R66.90
$5.53
¥837

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pay 89.0% more for transportation

 
South Africa
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.65
R88.60
$4.79
¥725
Monthly public transit pass $40.67
R775.11
$77.51
¥11,736
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,011.69
R343,270.72
$20,322.73
¥3,077,188

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pay 37.9% more for housing

 
South Africa
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.06
R915.87
$36.05
¥5,458
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $341.02
R6,499.30
$586.71
¥88,837
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.79
R6,056.53
$401.57
¥60,804

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
South Africa
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $157.19
R2,995.71
$343.45
¥52,004
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,082.89
R58,754.36
$12,362.75
¥1,871,919

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pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
South Africa
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.70
R32.32
$3.03
¥459
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
R31.90
$3.16
¥479
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.56
R48.86
$4.29
¥650

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

 
South Africa
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.19
R823.07
$43.55
¥6,594
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.96
R513.75
$32.13
¥4,864
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.72
R1,538.31
$59.61
¥9,026

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