If you lived in Japan instead of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.44
¥994
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.94
¥763
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.97
¥150

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.52
¥235
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.72
¥883
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.46
¥842

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Japan
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

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Japan
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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $288.10
¥44,464
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $11,095.30
¥1,712,394

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.71
¥418
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.78
¥429
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.98
¥615

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $40.54
¥6,257
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $26.82
¥4,139
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $54.08
¥8,346

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