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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Nauru
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.44
¥1,008
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.94
¥773
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.97
¥152

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Nauru
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.52
¥238
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.72
¥895
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.46
¥854

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Nauru
Japan
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

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Nauru
Japan
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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Nauru
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $288.10
¥45,072
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $11,095.30
¥1,735,805

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Nauru
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.71
¥424
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.78
¥435
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.98
¥623

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Nauru
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $40.54
¥6,343
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $26.82
¥4,195
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $54.08
¥8,460

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