Cost of living comparison
Japan is 5.7% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Japan instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Japan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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