Cost of living comparison
compared to
Japan vs. New Mexico Cost of Living Summary
Japan is 25.8% cheaper than New Mexico.
Japan vs. New Mexico Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Japan instead of New Mexico, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
New Mexico
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.70
|
$6.60
¥1,050
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.10
|
$5.10
¥810
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$1.07
¥169
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$0.76
¥121
|
|
New Mexico vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants
pay 9.4% less for groceries
|
New Mexico
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
|
$1.50
¥239
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
|
$5.07
¥805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
|
$5.67
¥901
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.20
|
$2.08
¥330
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.09
|
$2.93
¥465
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$2.14
¥340
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$1.12
¥178
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.69
¥269
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.13
¥339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.22
¥193
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.15
¥183
|
|
New Mexico vs. Japan - Cost of groceries
pay 38.0% more for transportation
|
New Mexico
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.94
|
$4.39
¥698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$59.14
¥9,402
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,636.00
|
$22,599.51
¥4M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.84
|
$25.32
¥4,026
|
|
New Mexico vs. Japan - Cost of transportation
pay 45.0% less for housing
|
New Mexico
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
|
$33.91
¥5,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,407.44
|
$543.18
¥86,347
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,172.03
|
$353.61
¥56,212
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.42
|
$118.72
¥18,872
|
|
New Mexico vs. Japan - Cost of housing
pay 53.6% less for childcare
|
New Mexico
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,218.00
|
$296.89
¥47,194
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,225.20
|
$13,159.48
¥2M
|
|
New Mexico vs. Japan - Cost of childcare
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Mexico
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.40
|
$2.60
¥414
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$3.03
¥481
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.57
|
$3.89
¥618
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.14
|
$59.54
¥9,465
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
|
$12.46
¥1,981
|
|
New Mexico vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.9% less for clothing
|
New Mexico
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.30
|
$44.79
¥7,121
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
|
$32.04
¥5,093
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.18
|
$57.37
¥9,120
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.13
|
$87.37
¥13,889
|
|
New Mexico vs. Japan - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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