Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 3.9 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 8.1 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 163.8 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.9% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Banjul. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Tokyo. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.5% less for restaurants

	Banjul	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$7.59 ¥1,200	+3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$5.06 ¥800	-35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$1.64 ¥259	-37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.89 ¥140	-44.0%
Average			-21.5%

Banjul vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Banjul	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$1.71 ¥270	+171.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$5.29 ¥836	+74.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$5.75 ¥909	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$2.26 ¥358	+17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$3.08 ¥487	+151.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$2.15 ¥340	+133.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$1.07 ¥170	+91.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$1.96 ¥309	+139.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$2.39 ¥377	+289.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$1.53 ¥241	+273.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$1.46 ¥231	+232.6%
Average			+126.7%

Banjul vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$4.08 ¥645	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$63.27 ¥9,997	+865.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+724.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$28.47 ¥4,499
Average			+282.3%

Banjul vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.1 times more for housing

	Banjul	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$30.33 ¥4,793	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+1148.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$692.48 ¥109K	+754.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$113.45 ¥17,926	+387.9%
Average			+705.0%

Banjul vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 163.8 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+19753.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+13406.6%
Average			+16275.2%

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pay 79.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$3.80 ¥600	-32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$3.56 ¥563	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$3.92 ¥620	+132.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$66.31 ¥10,478	+180.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$12.65 ¥1,999	+274.5%
Average			+79.9%

Banjul vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Banjul	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$55.50 ¥8,770	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$32.95 ¥5,207	-25.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$65.04 ¥10,278	-34.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$70.74 ¥11,178	-18.7%
Average			-20.9%

Banjul vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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