Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tokelau instead of Japan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Japan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥765
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Japan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥309
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Japan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,804
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Japan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,802
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,077
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Japan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,454
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,644
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,801
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Japan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,307
|
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