Cost of living comparison
Japan is 69.4% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Japan instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.90
|
$6.44
¥997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.66
|
$4.94
¥765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$0.97
¥150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$0.73
¥113
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$1.52
¥236
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.93
|
$5.72
¥885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.45
|
$5.46
¥845
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.31
|
$2.02
¥312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.18
|
$2.73
¥422
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$2.17
¥336
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$1.02
¥158
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$1.64
¥254
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$2.04
¥315
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$1.26
¥196
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$1.08
¥168
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.28
|
$4.22
¥654
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.67
|
$57.82
¥8,948
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,210.29
|
$22,042.19
¥3,411,470
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.37
|
$25.42
¥3,935
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.31
|
$31.09
¥4,812
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,294.01
|
$500.38
¥77,443
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL887.25
|
$325.42
¥50,365
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.99
|
$113.04
¥17,495
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL547.33
|
$288.10
¥44,590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,522.31
|
$11,095.30
¥1,717,220
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.23
|
$2.71
¥419
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.72
|
$2.78
¥430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.01
|
$3.98
¥617
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.99
|
$57.72
¥8,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.32
|
$11.97
¥1,853
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.92
|
$40.54
¥6,275
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.25
|
$26.82
¥4,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL274.15
|
$54.08
¥8,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL283.10
|
$81.66
¥12,639
|
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