Cost of living comparison
Japan is 1.2% more expensive than Mississippi.
If you lived in Japan instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
|
Mississippi
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.70
|
$6.87
¥1,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
|
$5.20
¥821
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$1.13
¥179
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
|
$0.90
¥143
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
|
Mississippi
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.94
|
$1.58
¥251
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
|
$6.69
¥1,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.82
|
$5.53
¥874
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$1.87
¥295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.58
|
$3.14
¥497
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$2.55
¥403
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$1.34
¥212
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$2.07
¥327
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$2.14
¥338
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.37
¥217
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$0.98
¥154
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Mississippi
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$4.79
¥757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
$77.51
¥12,254
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,747.50
|
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.58
|
$26.34
¥4,164
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
|
Mississippi
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.91
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,020.28
|
$586.71
¥92,755
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$784.72
|
$401.57
¥63,486
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.08
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
|
pay 27.3% more for childcare
|
Mississippi
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.61
|
$343.45
¥54,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,660.00
|
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mississippi
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.75
|
$3.03
¥479
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$3.16
¥500
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
|
$4.29
¥678
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
|
$61.62
¥9,743
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
|
$13.07
¥2,067
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Mississippi
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.77
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.61
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.00
|
$90.53
¥14,313
|
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