Cost of living comparison

Bahamas

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 35.5% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 12.1% less in Japan
Housing: pay 61.6% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 5.9% less in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.2% less in Japan
Clothing: pay 36.0% less in Japan

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Japan.

Japan vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.6% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.33 BSD30.33	$6.44 ¥933	-78.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.58 BSD10.58	$4.94 ¥716	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.73 BSD2.73	$0.97 ¥141	-64.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 BSD2.15	$0.73 ¥106	-66.0%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$4.38 BSD4.38	$1.52 ¥221	-65.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 BSD4.32	$5.72 ¥829	+32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.05 BSD14.05	$5.46 ¥791	-61.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.32 BSD5.32	$2.02 ¥292	-62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 BSD4.62	$2.73 ¥395	-40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.74 BSD1.74	$2.17 ¥315	+25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BSD1.44	$1.02 ¥148	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 BSD1.73	$1.64 ¥238	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.10 BSD2.10	$2.04 ¥295	-3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 BSD1.89	$1.26 ¥183	-33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$1.08 ¥157	-20.8%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.16 BSD5.16	$4.22 ¥612	-18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$57.82 ¥8,377	+28.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$22,042.19 ¥3,193,913	-41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.85 BSD30.85	$25.42 ¥3,684	-17.6%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 61.6% less for housing

	Bahamas	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.43 BSD73.43	$31.09 ¥4,505	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,522.92 BSD1,522.92	$500.38 ¥72,505	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,550.00 BSD1,550.00	$325.42 ¥47,153	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$197.45 BSD197.45	$113.04 ¥16,379	-42.8%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 5.9% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$453.33 BSD453.33	$288.10 ¥41,746	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,905.56 BSD8,905.56	$11,095.30 ¥1,607,710	+24.6%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.33 BSD4.33	$2.71 ¥392	-37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.02 BSD6.02	$2.78 ¥402	-53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.66 BSD10.66	$3.98 ¥577	-62.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.69 BSD80.69	$57.72 ¥8,363	-28.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00 BSD18.00	$11.97 ¥1,735	-33.5%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

	Bahamas	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 BSD57.50	$40.54 ¥5,875	-29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$26.82 ¥3,886	-47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.00 BSD106.00	$54.08 ¥7,836	-49.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00 BSD100.00	$81.66 ¥11,833	-18.3%
Average			-36.0%

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