Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Japan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Japan
|
Nauru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥949
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥728
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥143
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥108
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Japan
|
Nauru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥225
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥843
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥804
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥297
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥402
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥320
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥151
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥242
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥300
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥186
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥160
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Japan
|
Nauru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥623
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,521
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,248,821
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,747
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Japan
|
Nauru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,582
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥73,751
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥47,963
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,661
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Japan
|
Nauru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥42,464
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,635,348
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Nauru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥399
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥409
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥587
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,507
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,765
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Japan
|
Nauru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥5,976
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥3,953
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥7,971
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,036
|
?? |
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