Cost of living comparison
Japan is 16.3% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Japan instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$6.87
¥1,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$5.20
¥803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.13
¥175
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.90
¥139
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
Illinois
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$6.69
¥1,035
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$5.53
¥854
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.87
¥289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$3.14
¥486
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$2.55
¥394
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$1.34
¥208
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$2.07
¥320
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$2.14
¥331
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.37
¥212
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.98
¥151
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
Illinois
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.79
¥740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$77.51
¥11,985
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$26.34
¥4,073
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
Illinois
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$586.71
¥90,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$401.57
¥62,092
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$343.45
¥53,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$3.03
¥469
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$3.16
¥489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$4.29
¥663
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$61.62
¥9,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$13.07
¥2,021
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$90.53
¥13,999
|
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