Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 67.6% more expensive than Japan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Alabama
- Groceries
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pay 25.0% more in Alabama
- Transportation
-
pay 12.5% less in Alabama
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Alabama
- Childcare
-
pay 2.5 times more in Alabama
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.6% more in Alabama
- Clothing
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pay 33.4% more in Alabama
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Alabama are more expensive than in Japan. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Alabama.
If you lived in Alabama instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥917
|
$16.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥704
|
$10.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥138
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥104
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥217
|
$3.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥814
|
$5.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥777
|
$3.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥287
|
$3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥388
|
$4.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥310
|
$2.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥146
|
$0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥234
|
$1.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥290
|
$1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥180
|
$1.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥154
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥602
|
$3.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,233
|
$41.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,138,651
|
$31,723.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,620
|
$15.76
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Japan
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,427
|
$63.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥71,250
|
$1,069.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥46,337
|
$836.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,096
|
$152.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥41,024
|
$992.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,579,893
|
$17,515.79
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥386
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥396
|
$4.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥567
|
$7.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,218
|
$37.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,705
|
$11.05
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥5,773
|
$44.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥3,819
|
$37.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥7,700
|
$79.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥11,628
|
$112.25
|
|
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