Cost of living comparison
Japan is 3.1 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Japan instead of Syria, you would:
pay 61.0% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$6.87
¥1,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$5.20
¥803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$1.13
¥175
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$0.90
¥139
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$6.69
¥1,035
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$5.53
¥854
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$1.87
¥289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$3.14
¥486
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$2.55
¥394
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$1.34
¥208
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$2.07
¥320
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$2.14
¥331
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$1.37
¥212
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.98
¥151
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Syria
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$4.79
¥740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$77.51
¥11,985
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$26.34
¥4,073
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Syria
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$586.71
¥90,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$401.57
¥62,092
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$343.45
¥53,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Japan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$3.03
¥469
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$3.16
¥489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$4.29
¥663
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$61.62
¥9,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$13.07
¥2,021
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
Syria
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$90.53
¥13,999
|
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