Cost of living comparison
Japan is 9.8% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 39.3% less in Japan
- Groceries
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pay 35.5% less in Japan
- Transportation
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pay 5.7% less in Japan
- Housing
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pay 58.0% less in Japan
- Childcare
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pay 3.6 times more in Japan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.8% less in Japan
- Clothing
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pay 51.4% less in Japan
Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Japan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Japan.
If you lived in Japan instead of Palau, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
Palau
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$6.44
¥949
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.94
¥728
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$0.97
¥143
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$0.73
¥108
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
Palau
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.52
¥225
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$5.72
¥843
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$5.46
¥804
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.02
¥297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$2.73
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$2.17
¥320
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.02
¥151
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.64
¥242
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$2.04
¥300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.26
¥186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.08
¥160
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Palau
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$4.22
¥623
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
¥8,521
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$22,042.19
¥3,248,821
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.42
¥3,747
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Palau
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$31.09
¥4,582
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$500.38
¥73,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$325.42
¥47,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.04
¥16,661
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Palau
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$288.10
¥42,464
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$11,095.30
¥1,635,348
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$2.71
¥399
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$2.78
¥409
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$3.98
¥587
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$57.72
¥8,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.97
¥1,765
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
Palau
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$40.54
¥5,976
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$26.82
¥3,953
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$54.08
¥7,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$81.66
¥12,036
|
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