Cost of living comparison
Japan is 64.1% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Japan instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 66.9% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$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) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Samoa
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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