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Nagoya vs. Redmond Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya vs. Redmond Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagoya instead of Redmond, you would:

pay 62.5% less for restaurants

 
Redmond
Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$6.68
¥1,055
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.50
 
$5.35
¥844
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
 
$1.14
¥179

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pay 18.8% less for groceries

 
Redmond
Nagoya
Bread
1 loaf
$5.23
 
$1.46
¥230
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.49
 
$4.86
¥767
Milk (1 gallon) $5.27
 
$6.11
¥965

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

 
Redmond
Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
 
$4.43
¥699
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
 
$53.46
¥8,438
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,656.56
 
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 65.8% less for housing

 
Redmond
Nagoya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$78.37
 
$32.74
¥5,168
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,300.00
 
$573.57
¥90,530
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,265.00
 
$395.38
¥62,404

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

 
Redmond
Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,200.00
 
$461.83
¥72,893
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $30,000.00
 
$10,914.61
¥2M

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pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Redmond
Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
 
$2.00
¥316
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.08
 
$2.79
¥441
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.75
 
$3.34
¥527

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pay 35.7% less for clothing

 
Redmond
Nagoya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.50
 
$44.33
¥6,996
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.68
 
$30.91
¥4,878
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.75
 
$50.12
¥7,910

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