Cost of living comparison

 Hawaii, USA
compared to
 Japan
Japan vs. Hawaii Cost of Living Summary
Japan vs. Hawaii Cost Breakdown

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

pay 69.0% less for restaurants

 
Hawaii
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $28.00
 
$6.44
¥949
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.92
 
$4.94
¥728
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.98
 
$0.97
¥143

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pay 49.8% less for groceries

 
Hawaii
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$6.91
 
$1.52
¥225
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.61
 
$5.72
¥843
Milk (1 gallon) $7.22
 
$5.46
¥804

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

 
Hawaii
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
 
$4.22
¥623
Monthly public transit pass $90.00
 
$57.82
¥8,521
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,845.32
 
$22,042.19
¥3,248,821

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pay 64.8% less for housing

 
Hawaii
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.66
 
$31.09
¥4,582
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,230.04
 
$500.38
¥73,751
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,990.71
 
$325.42
¥47,963

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pay 69.3% less for childcare

 
Hawaii
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,466.67
 
$288.10
¥42,464
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,600.00
 
$11,095.30
¥1,635,348

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pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hawaii
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.10
 
$2.71
¥399
Cappuccino in mid-range area $7.09
 
$2.78
¥409
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.25
 
$3.98
¥587

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pay 27.2% less for clothing

 
Hawaii
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.74
 
$40.54
¥5,976
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.83
 
$26.82
¥3,953
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.29
 
$54.08
¥7,971

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