Cost of living comparison
Japan is 40.4% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Japan instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
$6.87
¥1,051
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
$5.20
¥795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$1.13
¥174
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
KYD2.03
|
$0.90
¥138
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$1.58
¥243
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
$6.69
¥1,024
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
$5.53
¥846
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
KYD5.64
|
$1.87
¥286
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
KYD3.39
|
$3.14
¥481
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
KYD2.77
|
$2.55
¥390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$1.34
¥206
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
$2.07
¥316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
KYD2.44
|
$2.14
¥328
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
$1.37
¥210
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.98
¥149
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$4.79
¥733
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
$77.51
¥11,864
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
KYD2,467.80
|
$586.71
¥89,804
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
KYD1,670.13
|
$401.57
¥61,466
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
$343.45
¥52,571
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
KYD5.23
|
$3.03
¥464
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
$3.16
¥484
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
$4.29
¥657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
KYD60.16
|
$61.62
¥9,433
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
$13.07
¥2,001
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
$90.53
¥13,858
|
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