Cost of living comparison
Okinawa is 33.2% cheaper than United States overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.0% less in Okinawa
- Groceries
-
pay 0.1% less in Okinawa
- Transportation
-
pay 4.4% more in Okinawa
- Housing
-
pay 54.9% less in Okinawa
- Childcare
-
pay 75.9% less in Okinawa
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.1% less in Okinawa
- Clothing
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pay 20.5% less in Okinawa
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Okinawa.
If you lived in Okinawa instead of United States, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
United States
|
Okinawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$7.16
¥1,066
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$5.63
¥838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.24
¥185
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.83
¥123
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
United States
|
Okinawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$2.12
¥316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$7.74
¥1,151
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$6.20
¥922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$1.93
¥288
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$4.71
¥701
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$2.18
¥324
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$1.12
¥167
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.31
¥195
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$2.47
¥368
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.53
¥228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.09
¥162
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
United States
|
Okinawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.19
¥623
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$32.57
¥4,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$21,767.76
¥3,239,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$32.57
¥4,846
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
United States
|
Okinawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$29.96
¥4,459
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$418.16
¥62,226
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$374.52
¥55,732
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$125.35
¥18,653
|
|
pay 75.9% less for childcare
United States
|
Okinawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$325.67
¥48,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Okinawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$3.26
¥485
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.80
¥417
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$4.56
¥678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$49.50
¥7,366
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$11.72
¥1,745
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
United States
|
Okinawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$45.26
¥6,735
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$28.95
¥4,308
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$67.74
¥10,080
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$86.30
¥12,843
|
|
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