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Japan vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 30.7% cheaper than Micronesia, Federated States of overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 56.9% less in Japan
Housing: pay 38.9% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Japan

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Japan are more expensive than in Micronesia, Federated States of. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Japan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Micronesia, Federated States of, you would:

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pay 42.4% less for restaurants

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$6.75 ¥1,066	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50	$5.10 ¥805	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25	$1.13 ¥179	-9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.00	$0.76 ¥120	-81.1%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.35	$1.53 ¥241	-54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50	$5.55 ¥877	+58.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.00	$5.56 ¥879	+456.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.25	$2.01 ¥318	-72.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27	$2.85 ¥450	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.72	$2.16 ¥342	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.08 ¥171	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49	$1.54 ¥243	-38.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.92 ¥303
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.10 ¥174	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.08 ¥170	-52.6%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 56.9% less for transportation

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$14.01	$4.11 ¥649	-70.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$63.20 ¥9,986
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,047.50 ¥3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.94	$24.65 ¥3,895	+65.0%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 38.9% less for housing

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$198.00	$33.54 ¥5,300	-83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00	$546.58 ¥86,367	-39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$621.67	$360.78 ¥57,008	-42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.24	$113.26 ¥17,897	+9.7%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.00	$417.01 ¥65,893	+145.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,300.14 ¥2M
Average			+145.3%

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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.57 ¥406
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00	$3.06 ¥483	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$3.83 ¥605	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$53.31 ¥8,424	+166.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.73 ¥1,853
Average			+34.5%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$46.32 ¥7,320	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.00	$31.33 ¥4,950	-53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.00	$59.45 ¥9,394	-46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.00	$81.04 ¥12,805	-17.3%
Average			-41.2%

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