Cost of living comparison
Japan is 12.9% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Japan instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD65.01
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.76
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.72
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.86
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.59
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.54
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.85
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.14
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.67
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.45
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD486.74
|
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD232,204.12
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.84
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD371.90
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,339.62
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,514.77
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD405.36
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 74.7% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,420.78
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,294.88
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.26
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD323.10
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.34
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD381.05
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD312.55
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD773.84
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD625.24
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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