Cost of living comparison
Oklahoma is 87.0% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Oklahoma instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Oklahoma
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,008
|
$15.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥752
|
$9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥155
|
$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥122
|
$1.71
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
Japan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥215
|
$2.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥848
|
$5.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥786
|
$3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥304
|
$3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥395
|
$4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥295
|
$2.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥169
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥270
|
$1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥276
|
$2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥170
|
$1.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$1.32
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Japan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥639
|
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,277
|
$47.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,280,852
|
$28,871.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,739
|
$13.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Japan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,120
|
$72.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥73,528
|
$1,205.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥49,225
|
$1,049.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,375
|
$192.89
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥36,817
|
$1,130.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,653,579
|
$21,231.25
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥398
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥420
|
$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥591
|
$8.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,496
|
$32.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,770
|
$13.60
|
|
pay 45.7% more for clothing
Japan
|
Oklahoma
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,915
|
$46.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,972
|
$36.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,109
|
$87.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,080
|
$133.29
|
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