Cost of living comparison
Japan is 4.9% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Japan instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$6.44
¥994
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$4.94
¥763
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.97
¥150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.73
¥113
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.52
¥235
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.72
¥883
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$5.46
¥842
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.02
¥311
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.73
¥421
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.17
¥336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
¥158
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.64
¥253
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.04
¥314
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
¥195
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
¥167
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.22
¥652
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
|
Japan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.09
¥4,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.04
¥17,446
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.71
¥418
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$2.78
¥429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.98
¥615
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$81.66
¥12,604
|
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