Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 19.9% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
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Basseterre
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.76
¥119
|
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pay 57.2% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.23
¥192
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.29
¥668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.85
¥600
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$61.61
¥9,598
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$79.69
¥12,414
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