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>>15013660
>>15012914
Its a little hard to get into the comparisons with American and Japanese wages. As a whole you'll get paid more in America for most jobs.
But in Japan for example, most businesses will tend to pay for other things like your commute to work and other work related costs. In America you're expected to 100% cover that on your own.

The other big thing is cost of living, land is expensive as fuck in Japan, but the rest of the costs are relatively small in comparison to America. So while paying for a house in tokyo would be ridiculous even compared to NY, unlike NY you're not paying out the ass for every little thing you buy, so things balance out depending on what you prioritize.
So in simple terms, in terms of liquid cash what your dollar will get you in Japan is pretty high. But in terms of what Japan prioritizes can be confusing leading you to get confused and think things are more expensive than they should be. (e.g. the common example being people laughing at $100 melons in Japan. Supermarket fruit in Japan is just as cheap as in America, but they also overcharge for really nice looking fruits because Japanese are retarded)

t.weeb