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