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Japan vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 29.5% cheaper than Georgia.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 8.0% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in Japan
Housing: pay 56.7% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 53.5% less in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Japan
Clothing: pay 25.4% less in Japan

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

Japan vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.73	$6.44 ¥1,017	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.43	$4.94 ¥780	-47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.34	$0.97 ¥153	-58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82	$0.73 ¥116	-59.7%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 8.0% less for groceries

	Georgia	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.05	$1.52 ¥240	-50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.52	$5.72 ¥903	+3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.50	$5.46 ¥861	+56.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05	$2.02 ¥319	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.80	$2.73 ¥431	-43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30	$2.17 ¥343	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$1.02 ¥162	+31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.99	$1.64 ¥259	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98	$2.04 ¥321	+2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45	$1.26 ¥200	-12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.34	$1.08 ¥171	-19.0%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	Georgia	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.14	$4.22 ¥667	+34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.17	$57.82 ¥9,128	+1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,002.46	$22,042.19 ¥3,479,889	-28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.79	$25.42 ¥4,014	+42.9%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 56.7% less for housing

	Georgia	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.08	$31.09 ¥4,908	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,504.92	$500.38 ¥78,996	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,288.94	$325.42 ¥51,375	-74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.29	$113.04 ¥17,846	-29.5%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 53.5% less for childcare

	Georgia	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$958.46	$288.10 ¥45,484	-69.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,600.99	$11,095.30 ¥1,751,660	-37.0%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.66	$2.71 ¥427	-52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.94	$2.78 ¥439	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.25	$3.98 ¥629	-51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.06	$57.72 ¥9,112	+69.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.13	$11.97 ¥1,890	-15.3%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 25.4% less for clothing

	Georgia	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.75	$40.54 ¥6,401	-15.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.36	$26.82 ¥4,234	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45	$54.08 ¥8,537	-35.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.93	$81.66 ¥12,893	-17.5%
Average			-25.4%

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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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