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Japan vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 70.4% more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.9% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 25.1% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 28.6% less in Japan
Housing: pay 33.1% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Japan

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Japan are more expensive than in Antigua and Barbuda. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Japan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Japan.

Japan vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

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pay 43.9% less for restaurants

	Antigua and Barbuda	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$6.60 ¥1,055	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.10 ¥814	-54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.07 ¥170	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.76 ¥122	-20.4%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 25.1% less for groceries

	Antigua and Barbuda	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.50 ¥240	-45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.07 ¥809	+24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.67 ¥905	-32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.08 ¥332	-61.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.93 ¥468	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$2.14 ¥341	-27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.12 ¥179	+0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.69 ¥270	-54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.13 ¥340	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.22 ¥194	-6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.15 ¥184	-10.9%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 28.6% less for transportation

	Antigua and Barbuda	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.39 ¥701	-30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$59.14 ¥9,448
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$22,599.51 ¥4M	-4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$25.32 ¥4,045	-50.9%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$33.91 ¥5,418	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$543.18 ¥86,771	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$353.61 ¥56,488	-47.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$118.72 ¥18,964	+19.9%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Antigua and Barbuda	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$296.89 ¥47,426
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$13,159.48 ¥2M	+611.3%
Average			+611.3%

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Antigua and Barbuda	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.60 ¥416	+40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.03 ¥483	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.89 ¥621
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$59.54 ¥9,511	-3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$12.46 ¥1,991	+101.1%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$44.79 ¥7,156	-10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.04 ¥5,118
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$57.37 ¥9,164	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$87.37 ¥13,957
Average			-16.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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