Cost of living comparison

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Japan vs. Arizona Cost of Living Summary
Japan vs. Arizona Cost Breakdown

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

pay 62.2% less for restaurants

 
Arizona
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.56
 
$6.44
¥1,017
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.75
 
$4.94
¥780
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.58
 
$0.97
¥153

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pay 1.1% less for groceries

 
Arizona
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$3.49
 
$1.52
¥240
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.20
 
$5.72
¥903
Milk (1 gallon) $3.50
 
$5.46
¥861

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

 
Arizona
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.79
 
$4.22
¥667
Monthly public transit pass $53.40
 
$57.82
¥9,128
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,537.50
 
$22,042.19
¥3,479,889

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pay 60.4% less for housing

 
Arizona
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$80.87
 
$31.09
¥4,908
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,573.68
 
$500.38
¥78,996
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,370.59
 
$325.42
¥51,375

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pay 40.8% less for childcare

 
Arizona
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,069.58
 
$288.10
¥45,484
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,135.00
 
$11,095.30
¥1,751,660

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Arizona
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.76
 
$2.71
¥427
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.21
 
$2.78
¥439
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.94
 
$3.98
¥629

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

 
Arizona
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.15
 
$40.54
¥6,401
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
 
$26.82
¥4,234
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.98
 
$54.08
¥8,537

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2024
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