Cost of living comparison

compared to

Japan is 20.0% cheaper than Kentucky.

If you lived in Japan instead of Kentucky, you would:

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pay 54.0% less for restaurants

 
Kentucky
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.77
 
$6.44
¥994
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.25
 
$4.94
¥763
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.21
 
$0.97
¥150

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

 
Kentucky
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$2.61
 
$1.52
¥235
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.61
 
$5.72
¥883
Milk (1 gallon) $2.62
 
$5.46
¥842

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pay 37.1% more for transportation

 
Kentucky
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.16
 
$4.22
¥652
Monthly public transit pass $32.50
 
$57.82
¥8,923
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,634.71
 
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882

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pay 48.2% less for housing

 
Kentucky
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.62
 
$31.09
¥4,798
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,162.24
 
$500.38
¥77,226
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $976.78
 
$325.42
¥50,223

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pay 51.7% less for childcare

 
Kentucky
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,272.49
 
$288.10
¥44,464
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,996.29
 
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kentucky
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.57
 
$2.71
¥418
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.73
 
$2.78
¥429
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.75
 
$3.98
¥615

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pay 24.7% less for clothing

 
Kentucky
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.19
 
$40.54
¥6,257
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.32
 
$26.82
¥4,139
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.51
 
$54.08
¥8,346

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