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Japan vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 49.6% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 59.4% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in Japan
Housing: pay 44.2% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 67.0% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 69.3% more in Japan

The cost of clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Japan are more expensive than in Zimbabwe.

Japan vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Zimbabwe, you would:

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pay 36.2% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$6.60 ¥1,055	-8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$5.10 ¥814	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$1.07 ¥170	+78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.76 ¥122	+82.7%
Average			+36.2%

Zimbabwe vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.4% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$1.50 ¥240	+48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$5.07 ¥809	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$5.67 ¥905	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$2.08 ¥332	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$2.93 ¥468	+23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$2.14 ¥341	+97.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$1.12 ¥179	+53.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$1.69 ¥270	+58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$2.13 ¥340	+248.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$1.22 ¥194	+84.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$1.15 ¥184	+43.9%
Average			+59.4%

Zimbabwe vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$4.39 ¥701	-25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$59.14 ¥9,448	+39.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$22,599.51 ¥4M	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$25.32 ¥4,045	+26.6%
Average			+9.0%

Zimbabwe vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.2% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$33.91 ¥5,418	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$543.18 ¥86,771	+80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$353.61 ¥56,488	+74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$118.72 ¥18,964	+100.7%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 67.0% more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$296.89 ¥47,426	+28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2M	$13,159.48 ¥2M	+105.4%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$2.60 ¥416	+60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$3.03 ¥483	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$3.89 ¥621	+187.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$59.54 ¥9,511	+31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$12.46 ¥1,991	+10.8%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 69.3% more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$44.79 ¥7,156	+116.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$32.04 ¥5,118	+93.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$57.37 ¥9,164	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$87.37 ¥13,957	+50.2%
Average			+69.3%

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