Japan is 1.7% cheaper than Seychelles.

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

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

 
Seychelles
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.38
SCR242.37
$6.44
¥1,008
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.30
SCR115.68
$4.94
¥773
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
SCR31.40
$0.97
¥152

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

 
Seychelles
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$1.72
SCR24.03
$1.52
¥238
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.37
SCR200.39
$5.72
¥895
Milk (1 gallon) $6.93
SCR96.66
$5.46
¥854

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

 
Seychelles
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.15
SCR85.78
$4.22
¥661
Monthly public transit pass $26.44
SCR368.75
$57.82
¥9,045
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391

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pay 33.8% less for housing

 
Seychelles
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
$31.09
¥4,864
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
$500.38
¥78,281
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $829.24
SCR11,563.70
$325.42
¥50,910

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pay 69.2% more for childcare

 
Seychelles
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.60
SCR2,337.13
$288.10
¥45,072
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Seychelles
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.58
SCR105.67
$2.71
¥424
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.17
SCR72.07
$2.78
¥435
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.96
SCR250.47
$3.98
¥623

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

 
Seychelles
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.57
SCR677.26
$40.54
¥6,343
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.36
SCR283.91
$26.82
¥4,195
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.56
SCR830.58
$54.08
¥8,460

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