Cost of living comparison
Arizona is 58.1% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Arizona instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,053
|
$23.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥796
|
$11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$1.57
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Japan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$2.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,026
|
$5.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥847
|
$3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥482
|
$4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥391
|
$2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥317
|
$1.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥150
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Japan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥734
|
$3.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,880
|
$60.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,114,967
|
$27,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,037
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Japan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,525
|
$82.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,927
|
$1,525.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,550
|
$1,271.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,886
|
$138.27
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,643
|
$989.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,894,901
|
$14,788.44
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥465
|
$5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥485
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥658
|
$8.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,446
|
$37.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,004
|
$11.06
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,675
|
$44.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,924
|
$33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,137
|
$80.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,877
|
$96.76
|
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