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Tokyo vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 12.4% more expensive than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 15.0% less in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 33.0% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 13.2% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.4% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$8.02 ¥1,281	-59.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$5.01 ¥801	-45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.16 ¥186	-22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$0.84 ¥135	-25.1%
Average			-38.4%

Bridgetown vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.0% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$1.55 ¥248	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.21 ¥1,152
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$5.71 ¥913	-61.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$2.33 ¥372	-65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$3.52 ¥562	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$2.38 ¥380	-4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$1.18 ¥188	-29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$2.48 ¥396	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$2.64 ¥422	+58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$1.43 ¥228	-10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$1.48 ¥237	+20.3%
Average			-15.0%

Bridgetown vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.0% more for transportation

	Bridgetown	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$4.50 ¥719	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$73.51 ¥11,742	+182.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$30.07 ¥4,804
Average			+33.0%

Bridgetown vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Bridgetown	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$33.44 ¥5,342	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$1,071.65 ¥171K	+55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$642.24 ¥103K	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$122.16 ¥19,515	+27.8%
Average			+13.2%

Bridgetown vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Bridgetown	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$519.69 ¥83,017	+98.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+132.8%
Average			+115.4%

Bridgetown vs. Tokyo - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$4.01 ¥640	+60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$3.43 ¥548	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$4.01 ¥640	-49.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$68.19 ¥10,893	-10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$12.70 ¥2,028	+20.9%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$56.84 ¥9,080	-7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$40.48 ¥6,467	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$62.67 ¥10,012	-42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$90.37 ¥14,436	-22.5%
Average			-19.6%

Bridgetown vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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