Japan vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 12.2% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants
pay 64.0% less in Japan
Groceries
pay 34.8% more in Japan
Housing
pay 9.6% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.8% more in Japan
Clothing
pay 56.2% less in Japan

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Japan are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Japan.

Japan vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

pay 64.0% less for restaurants

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.20
EC$60.00
$6.44
¥1,012
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.98
EC$37.77
$4.94
¥777
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
EC$5.50
$0.97
¥153

Improve prices ·

pay 34.8% more for groceries

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$4.07
EC$10.99
$1.52
¥239
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.51
EC$14.88
$5.72
¥899
Milk (1 gallon) $12.19
EC$32.94
$5.46
¥858

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.22
¥664
Monthly public transit pass ?? $57.82
¥9,088
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $22,042.19
¥3,464,922

Improve prices ·

pay 9.6% more for housing

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $31.09
¥4,887
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $700.00
EC$1,891.79
$500.38
¥78,657
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $325.42
¥51,154

Improve prices ·

pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $288.10
¥45,288
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $11,095.30
¥1,744,127

Improve prices ·

pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.22
EC$6.00
$2.71
¥426
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$2.78
¥437
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.55
EC$15.00
$3.98
¥626

Improve prices ·

pay 56.2% less for clothing

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$88.81
EC$240.00
$40.54
¥6,373
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $26.82
¥4,216
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$129.51
EC$350.00
$54.08
¥8,501

Improve prices ·
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: January 2025
Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Basseterre vs. Tokyo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Japan or Saint Kitts and Nevis. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.