Cost of living comparison
Hawaii is 2.6 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Hawaii instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Hawaii
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥983
|
$20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥733
|
$12.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥151
|
$3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥119
|
$2.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Japan
|
Hawaii
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥209
|
$6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥826
|
$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥766
|
$7.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥296
|
$6.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥385
|
$7.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥287
|
$3.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥165
|
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥263
|
$3.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥269
|
$3.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥166
|
$2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥134
|
$2.71
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Japan
|
Hawaii
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥622
|
$4.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,041
|
$90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,197,235
|
$36,010.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,644
|
$19.78
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Japan
|
Hawaii
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥4,990
|
$66.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥71,654
|
$2,202.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥47,970
|
$1,885.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥15,957
|
$241.34
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Hawaii
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥35,878
|
$1,466.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,611,435
|
$25,600.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Hawaii
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥388
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥409
|
$6.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥576
|
$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,280
|
$59.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,725
|
$13.75
|
|
pay 60.7% more for clothing
Japan
|
Hawaii
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,764
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,871
|
$42.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥7,902
|
$102.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥12,747
|
$114.58
|
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