Cost of living comparison
Washington is 71.3% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Washington instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,040
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥787
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥172
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥137
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Japan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,013
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥837
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥283
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥476
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥386
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥203
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥313
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥324
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥208
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥148
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Japan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥725
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,736
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,077,188
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥3,988
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Japan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,458
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥88,837
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥60,804
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,620
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,004
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,871,919
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥459
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥479
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥650
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,331
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥1,979
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Japan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,594
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,864
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,026
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,708
|
$118.25
|
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