Cost of living comparison
Tennessee is 38.5% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Tennessee instead of Japan, you would:
pay 86.1% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Tennessee
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,040
|
$16.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥787
|
$8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥172
|
$1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥137
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
Japan
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$2.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,013
|
$5.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥837
|
$3.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥283
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥476
|
$5.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥386
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥203
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥313
|
$1.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥324
|
$1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥208
|
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥148
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥725
|
$3.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,736
|
$50.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,077,188
|
$24,913.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥3,988
|
$15.36
|
|
pay 85.8% more for housing
Japan
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,458
|
$71.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥88,837
|
$1,221.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥60,804
|
$963.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,620
|
$139.63
|
|
pay 76.9% more for childcare
Japan
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,004
|
$815.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,871,919
|
$14,364.48
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥459
|
$4.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥479
|
$4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥650
|
$6.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,331
|
$34.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥1,979
|
$11.11
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,594
|
$42.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,864
|
$36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,026
|
$82.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,708
|
$126.92
|
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