Cost of living comparison
Japan is 34.5% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Japan instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$6.87
¥1,070
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.20
¥809
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$1.13
¥177
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.50
|
$1.58
¥247
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$6.69
¥1,042
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
|
$5.53
¥861
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$1.87
¥291
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$3.14
¥489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$2.55
¥397
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.34
¥209
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$2.07
¥322
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$2.14
¥334
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.37
¥214
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.98
¥152
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
|
$4.79
¥746
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.51
¥12,074
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$20,322.73
¥3,165,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.34
¥4,103
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.00
|
$36.05
¥5,615
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.33
|
$586.71
¥91,394
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,066.67
|
$401.57
¥62,554
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$312.25
|
$142.79
¥22,243
|
|
pay 1.5% more for childcare
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$343.45
¥53,501
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,200.00
|
$12,362.75
¥1,925,807
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Japan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$3.03
¥472
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.81
|
$3.16
¥493
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.67
|
$61.62
¥9,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.07
¥2,036
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$43.55
¥6,784
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$32.13
¥5,004
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$59.61
¥9,286
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$90.53
¥14,103
|
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