Cost of living comparison

Bermuda

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Bermuda Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 70.0% cheaper than Bermuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.0% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 61.9% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 38.9% less in Japan
Housing: pay 82.8% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 62.3% less in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% less in Japan
Clothing: pay 50.4% less in Japan

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Japan.

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Japan vs. Bermuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Bermuda, you would:

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pay 79.0% less for restaurants

	Bermuda	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$50.00 BMD50.00	$6.75 ¥1,064	-86.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.88 BMD16.88	$5.10 ¥803	-69.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.04 BMD3.04	$1.13 ¥179	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 BMD3.12	$0.76 ¥119	-75.7%
Average			-79.0%

Bermuda vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.9% less for groceries

	Bermuda	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$8.02 BMD8.02	$1.53 ¥240	-81.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.75 BMD11.75	$5.55 ¥875	-52.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.61 BMD18.61	$5.56 ¥877	-70.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.18 BMD7.18	$2.01 ¥317	-72.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.66 BMD9.66	$2.85 ¥449	-70.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.11 BMD4.11	$2.16 ¥341	-47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.00 BMD3.00	$1.08 ¥170	-64.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.24 BMD3.24	$1.54 ¥242	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.80 BMD3.80	$1.92 ¥302	-49.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.58 BMD2.58	$1.10 ¥174	-57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.88 BMD1.88	$1.08 ¥170	-42.8%
Average			-61.9%

Bermuda vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.9% less for transportation

	Bermuda	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.03 BMD9.03	$4.11 ¥647	-54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$63.20 ¥9,959	-8.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BMD37,500.00	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.39 BMD30.39	$24.65 ¥3,884	-18.9%
Average			-38.9%

Bermuda vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.8% less for housing

	Bermuda	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.67 BMD159.67	$33.54 ¥5,285	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,868.00 BMD3,868.00	$546.58 ¥86,129	-85.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,661.67 BMD2,661.67	$360.78 ¥56,851	-86.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$220.49 BMD220.49	$113.26 ¥17,848	-48.6%
Average			-82.8%

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pay 62.3% less for childcare

	Bermuda	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$417.01 ¥65,712	-68.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,083.33 BMD25,083.33	$11,300.14 ¥2M	-54.9%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bermuda	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 BMD7.50	$2.57 ¥405	-65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.20 BMD6.20	$3.06 ¥481	-50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.00 BMD18.00	$3.83 ¥603	-78.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$53.31 ¥8,401	-71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$11.73 ¥1,848	-13.1%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 50.4% less for clothing

	Bermuda	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 BMD90.00	$46.32 ¥7,300	-48.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.00 BMD70.00	$31.33 ¥4,937	-55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$59.45 ¥9,368	-58.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.75 BMD128.75	$81.04 ¥12,770	-37.1%
Average			-50.4%

Bermuda vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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