Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Svalbard instead of Japan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Japan
|
Svalbard
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Japan
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Japan
|
Svalbard
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
?? | |
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
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Japan
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Japan
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Japan
|
Svalbard
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
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