Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 17.1% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
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Douglas
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£18.08
|
$7.57
¥1,170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.82
|
$5.30
¥819
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.56
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.33
|
$0.88
¥136
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.20
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.58
|
$7.12
¥1,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.14
|
$5.46
¥844
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.37
|
$2.04
¥316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$3.81
¥589
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$3.30
¥511
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.46
|
$1.52
¥235
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.96
|
$3.33
¥514
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.09
|
$2.26
¥349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.41
|
$2.29
¥354
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.65
|
$1.79
¥276
|
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pay 32.9% more for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$4.77
¥737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£32.13
|
$75.67
¥11,700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£19,079.89
|
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.85
|
$28.75
¥4,446
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.84
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£881.47
|
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£734.32
|
$671.52
¥103,834
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£93.77
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£677.84
|
$616.16
¥95,274
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,309.91
|
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$4.16
¥644
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.93
|
$3.54
¥548
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
$4.54
¥702
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.63
|
$72.81
¥11,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£8.03
|
$13.62
¥2,106
|
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pay 33.8% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.67
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.52
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.85
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.85
|
$103.70
¥16,035
|
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