Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 7.3% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Japan, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Samoa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Japan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Japan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Japan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Japan
|
Samoa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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