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Tokyo vs. Basseterre Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 0.8% cheaper than Basseterre.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 0.9% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 37.2% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.4% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Tokyo

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Tokyo are more expensive than in Basseterre. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Basseterre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% less for restaurants

	Basseterre	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$8.02 ¥1,281	-56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$5.01 ¥801	-64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.16 ¥186	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.84 ¥135	-63.1%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 0.9% more for groceries

	Basseterre	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.55 ¥248	-58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.21 ¥1,152
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$5.71 ¥913	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$2.33 ¥372	-58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$3.52 ¥562	-16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$2.38 ¥380	+18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$1.18 ¥188	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.48 ¥396
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$2.64 ¥422	+57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$1.43 ¥228	+41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.48 ¥237	+76.6%
Average			+0.9%

Basseterre vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Basseterre	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.50 ¥719
Monthly public transit pass	??	$73.51 ¥11,742
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,332.63 ¥4M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$30.07 ¥4,804

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pay 37.2% more for housing

	Basseterre	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$33.44 ¥5,342
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,071.65 ¥171K	+53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$642.24 ¥103K	-1.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$122.16 ¥19,515	+59.8%
Average			+37.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Basseterre	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$519.69 ¥83,017
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$15,131.74 ¥2M

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pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Basseterre	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$4.01 ¥640	+80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.43 ¥548	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.01 ¥640
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$68.19 ¥10,893
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$12.70 ¥2,028	+101.8%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

	Basseterre	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$56.84 ¥9,080	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$40.48 ¥6,467
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$62.67 ¥10,012	-51.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$90.37 ¥14,436
Average			-43.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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