Cost of living comparison

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Okinawa vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Okinawa instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Okinawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $8.02
¥1,246
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.78
¥898
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.34
¥209

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Okinawa
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.22
¥345
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.94
¥1,233
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.98
¥1,085

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Okinawa
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.43
¥689
Monthly public transit pass ?? $33.41
¥5,191
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $22,332.63
¥3,469,597

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Dodoma
Okinawa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $30.74
¥4,776
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $429.01
¥66,651
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $384.24
¥59,695

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Okinawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $334.12
¥51,909
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Okinawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.34
¥519
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.47
¥538
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.68
¥727

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Okinawa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $46.43
¥7,214
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $29.70
¥4,615
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $69.50
¥10,797

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