Cost of living comparison
Japan is 26.1% cheaper than New Jersey.
If you lived in Japan instead of New Jersey, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
New Jersey
|
Japan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.09
|
$6.87
¥1,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
|
$5.20
¥787
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$1.13
¥172
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.90
¥137
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
New Jersey
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
|
$1.58
¥240
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
|
$6.69
¥1,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
|
$5.53
¥837
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
|
$1.87
¥283
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
|
$3.14
¥476
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$2.55
¥386
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$1.34
¥203
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$2.07
¥313
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$2.14
¥324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.37
¥208
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.98
¥148
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
New Jersey
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
|
$4.79
¥725
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.25
|
$77.51
¥11,736
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,515.33
|
$20,322.73
¥3,077,188
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
|
$26.34
¥3,988
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
New Jersey
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.73
|
$36.05
¥5,458
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,948.09
|
$586.71
¥88,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,569.25
|
$401.57
¥60,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.96
|
$142.79
¥21,620
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
New Jersey
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,526.32
|
$343.45
¥52,004
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,377.37
|
$12,362.75
¥1,871,919
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
New Jersey
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
|
$3.03
¥459
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
|
$3.16
¥479
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.91
|
$4.29
¥650
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.01
|
$61.62
¥9,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$13.07
¥1,979
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
New Jersey
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.90
|
$43.55
¥6,594
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.40
|
$32.13
¥4,864
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.98
|
$59.61
¥9,026
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.77
|
$90.53
¥13,708
|
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