Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Japan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Japan
|
Kiribati
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Japan
|
Kiribati
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥316
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥427
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥340
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥160
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥257
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥319
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥169
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Japan
|
Kiribati
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥661
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Japan
|
Kiribati
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥78,281
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,910
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Japan
|
Kiribati
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Kiribati
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥623
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥9,029
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,873
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Japan
|
Kiribati
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
?? |
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