Cost of living comparison
Japan is 25.4% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Japan instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$6.87
¥1,086
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$5.20
¥821
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$1.13
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.90
¥143
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$1.58
¥251
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$6.69
¥1,058
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$5.53
¥874
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$1.87
¥295
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.14
¥497
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$2.55
¥403
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$1.34
¥212
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$2.07
¥327
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.14
¥338
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.37
¥217
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.98
¥154
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$4.79
¥757
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$77.51
¥12,254
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$26.34
¥4,164
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Virginia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$586.71
¥92,755
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$401.57
¥63,486
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$343.45
¥54,298
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$3.03
¥479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$3.16
¥500
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$4.29
¥678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$61.62
¥9,743
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$13.07
¥2,067
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Virginia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$90.53
¥14,313
|
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