Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 81.3% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Japan, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Samoa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
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
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
Samoa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
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
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
?? |
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Samoa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
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 21.6% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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