Cost of living comparison

Mississippi, USA

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Mississippi Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 19.7% cheaper than Mississippi.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 33.6% more in Japan
Housing: pay 45.0% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 45.3% less in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% less in Japan
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Japan

The cost of transportation and groceries in Japan are more expensive than in Mississippi. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Japan.

Japan vs. Mississippi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.4% less for restaurants

	Mississippi	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.21	$6.44 ¥938	-60.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.46	$4.94 ¥720	-47.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06	$0.97 ¥141	-52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70	$0.73 ¥107	-56.8%
Average			-54.4%

Mississippi vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Mississippi	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75	$1.52 ¥222	-44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.60	$5.72 ¥833	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80	$5.46 ¥795	+43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19	$2.02 ¥294	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23	$2.73 ¥397	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$2.17 ¥317	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73	$1.02 ¥149	+40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44	$1.64 ¥239	+14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70	$2.04 ¥297	+19.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38	$1.26 ¥184	-8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.08 ¥158	+5.1%
Average			+0.8%

Mississippi vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.6% more for transportation

	Mississippi	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.81	$4.22 ¥615	+50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.67	$57.82 ¥8,421	+42.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,721.76	$22,042.19 ¥3,210,335	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83	$25.42 ¥3,703	+83.8%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 45.0% less for housing

	Mississippi	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08	$31.09 ¥4,528	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,083.04	$500.38 ¥72,877	-53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$969.79	$325.42 ¥47,395	-66.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.32	$113.04 ¥16,463	-5.3%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 45.3% less for childcare

	Mississippi	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,753.67	$288.10 ¥41,961	-83.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,930.57	$11,095.30 ¥1,615,976	-7.0%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mississippi	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.43	$2.71 ¥394	-38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93	$2.78 ¥405	-43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.53	$3.98 ¥580	-53.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.00	$57.72 ¥8,406	+80.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.91	$11.97 ¥1,744	+9.8%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Mississippi	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.46	$40.54 ¥5,905	+8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.86	$26.82 ¥3,906	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.22	$54.08 ¥7,876	-32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.17	$81.66 ¥11,894	-13.3%
Average			-18.8%

Mississippi vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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