Cost of living comparison
Japan is 23.0% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Japan instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$6.87
¥1,053
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$5.20
¥796
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.13
¥174
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.90
¥138
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
Japan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$1.58
¥243
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$6.69
¥1,026
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$5.53
¥847
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.87
¥286
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.14
¥482
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$2.55
¥391
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.34
¥206
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$2.07
¥317
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$2.14
¥328
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.37
¥210
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.98
¥150
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.79
¥734
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.51
¥11,880
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$20,322.73
¥3,114,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.34
¥4,037
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
Japan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$36.05
¥5,525
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$586.71
¥89,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$401.57
¥61,550
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$142.79
¥21,886
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
Japan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$343.45
¥52,643
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$12,362.75
¥1,894,901
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Japan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$3.03
¥465
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.16
¥485
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$4.29
¥658
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$61.62
¥9,446
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$13.07
¥2,004
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$43.55
¥6,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.13
¥4,924
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$59.61
¥9,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$90.53
¥13,877
|
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