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Philippines

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Japan

Tokyo vs. Angeles Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.5 times more expensive than Angeles.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 59.0% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 32.4% more in Tokyo

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Tokyo are more expensive than in Angeles. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Angeles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Angeles, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Angeles	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 ₱159.18	$8.02 ¥1,314	+210.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.83 ₱174.56	$5.01 ¥821	+77.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 ₱54.12	$1.16 ¥190	+32.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 ₱23.88	$0.84 ¥138	+117.6%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 59.0% more for groceries

	Angeles	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱88.25	$1.55 ¥255	+8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 ₱278.56	$7.21 ¥1,181	+59.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.18 ₱380.94	$5.71 ¥936	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 ₱114.08	$2.33 ¥382	+26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 ₱112.92	$3.52 ¥577	+92.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱91.45	$2.38 ¥390	+60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱40.14	$1.18 ¥193	+81.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 ₱102.65	$2.48 ¥406	+48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ₱44.86	$2.64 ¥433	+263.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 ₱73.40	$1.43 ¥234	+19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.53 ₱94.46	$1.48 ¥243	-3.2%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Angeles	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱254.11	$4.50 ¥737	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$73.51 ¥12,044
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,395.14 ₱2M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.63 ₱162.36	$30.07 ¥4,927	+1042.5%
Average			+336.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Angeles	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.25 ₱1,927.45	$33.44 ¥5,480	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.59 ₱20,516.04	$1,071.65 ¥176K	+222.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$172.03 ₱10,611.74	$642.24 ¥105K	+273.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.23 ₱6,244.55	$122.16 ¥20,017	+20.7%
Average			+130.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Angeles	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.75 ₱5,659.60	$519.69 ¥85,153	+466.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,167.97 ₱442K	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+111.1%
Average			+288.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Angeles	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱74.28	$4.01 ¥657	+233.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 ₱122.04	$3.43 ¥562	+73.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 ₱175.09	$4.01 ¥657	+41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.82 ₱1,777.47	$68.19 ¥11,173	+136.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.16 ₱318.35	$12.70 ¥2,080	+146.0%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

	Angeles	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.69 ₱2,016.23	$56.84 ¥9,313	+73.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.66 ₱1,521.02	$40.48 ¥6,634	+64.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.95 ₱4,067.83	$62.67 ¥10,269	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.76 ₱5,783.40	$90.37 ¥14,808	-3.6%
Average			+32.4%

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