Cost of living comparison
Japan is 37.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Japan instead of United States, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
United States
|
Japan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$6.59
¥980
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$4.91
¥731
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.01
¥151
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.80
¥118
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
United States
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.40
¥209
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$5.54
¥824
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$5.14
¥764
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.99
¥296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$2.58
¥384
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.93
¥286
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.11
¥164
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.80
¥268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.11
¥165
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.90
¥134
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
United States
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.17
¥621
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$60.62
¥9,016
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$21,439.97
¥3,188,660
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$24.44
¥3,634
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
United States
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$33.46
¥4,976
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$480.50
¥71,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$321.68
¥47,842
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$107.01
¥15,915
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
United States
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$240.59
¥35,782
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$10,805.94
¥1,607,113
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$2.60
¥387
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$2.74
¥408
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$3.86
¥575
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$55.52
¥8,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$11.57
¥1,721
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
United States
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$38.65
¥5,749
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$25.96
¥3,861
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$52.99
¥7,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$85.48
¥12,713
|
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