Cost of living comparison

Isle of Man

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 31.7% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.5% less in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 27.9% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 48.1% less in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Tokyo

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.9% less for restaurants

	Douglas	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.75 £20.82	$7.59 ¥1,200	-72.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89 £8.92	$5.06 ¥800	-57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 £2.03	$1.64 ¥259	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 £1.59	$0.89 ¥140	-58.3%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

	Douglas	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 £1.98	$1.71 ¥270	-35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 £3.01	$5.29 ¥836	+32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 £7.06	$5.75 ¥909	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30 £3.97	$2.26 ¥358	-57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 £2.91	$3.08 ¥487	-20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$2.15 ¥340	+58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.61	$1.07 ¥170	+31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 £1.30	$1.96 ¥309	+12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61 £1.21	$2.39 ¥377	+48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$1.53 ¥241	+13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$1.46 ¥231	+8.5%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Douglas	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.35 £5.52	$4.08 ¥645	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.91 £72.71	$63.27 ¥9,997	-34.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-50.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.65 £12.49	$28.47 ¥4,499	+71.0%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 27.9% less for housing

	Douglas	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.49 £54.39	$30.33 ¥4,793	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.89 £925.79	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.05 £801.36	$692.48 ¥109K	-35.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$261.61 £196.29	$113.45 ¥17,926	-56.6%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

	Douglas	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	$1,341.43 ¥212K	-22.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	$18,252.10 ¥3M	-65.0%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.91	$3.80 ¥600	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 £3.76	$3.56 ¥563	-28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.46 £16.86	$3.92 ¥620	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 £48.58	$66.31 ¥10,478	+2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.86 £11.90	$12.65 ¥1,999	-20.2%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Douglas	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.11 £74.36	$55.50 ¥8,770	-44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.60 £33.46	$32.95 ¥5,207	-26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.22 £83.45	$65.04 ¥10,278	-41.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.38 £52.05	$70.74 ¥11,178	+2.0%
Average			-29.5%

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