Cost of living comparison

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Japan vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 19.7% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Japan
Housing: pay 4.3% less in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 52.7% less in Japan

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Japan.

Japan vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 60.5% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$6.60 ¥1,031	-64.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$5.10 ¥796	-63.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.07 ¥166	-47.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.76 ¥119	-66.7%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.50 ¥234	-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.07 ¥791
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$5.67 ¥885	-38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$2.08 ¥324	-62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$2.93 ¥457	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$2.14 ¥334	+6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$1.12 ¥175	-19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.69 ¥264
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$2.13 ¥333	+26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$1.22 ¥190	+20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.15 ¥180	+37.4%
Average			-13.3%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.39 ¥686
Monthly public transit pass	??	$59.14 ¥9,236
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,599.51 ¥3,529,252
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$25.32 ¥3,955

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pay 4.3% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$33.91 ¥5,296
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$543.18 ¥84,826	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$353.61 ¥55,222	-45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$118.72 ¥18,539	+55.2%
Average			-4.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$296.89 ¥46,363
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,159.48 ¥2,055,050

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.60 ¥407	+17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.03 ¥473	-18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.89 ¥607
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$59.54 ¥9,298
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$12.46 ¥1,946	+98.1%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 52.7% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$44.79 ¥6,995	-49.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.04 ¥5,003
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$57.37 ¥8,959	-55.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$87.37 ¥13,644
Average			-52.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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