Cost of living comparison

compared to

Japan is 31.3% cheaper than Texas.

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

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pay 58.2% less for restaurants

 
Texas
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.27
 
$6.44
¥983
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.75
 
$4.94
¥754
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.43
 
$0.97
¥148

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

 
Texas
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$3.09
 
$1.52
¥233
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.03
 
$5.72
¥873
Milk (1 gallon) $3.67
 
$5.46
¥833

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

 
Texas
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.93
 
$4.22
¥645
Monthly public transit pass $63.02
 
$57.82
¥8,826
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,552.44
 
$22,042.19
¥3,364,851

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pay 56.5% less for housing

 
Texas
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.55
 
$31.09
¥4,746
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,374.92
 
$500.38
¥76,385
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,217.13
 
$325.42
¥49,676

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pay 59.5% less for childcare

 
Texas
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,230.53
 
$288.10
¥43,980
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,254.84
 
$11,095.30
¥1,693,754

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Texas
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.20
 
$2.71
¥413
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.04
 
$2.78
¥424
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.80
 
$3.98
¥608

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pay 30.5% less for clothing

 
Texas
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.31
 
$40.54
¥6,189
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.62
 
$26.82
¥4,094
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.49
 
$54.08
¥8,255

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