Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 50.1% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of George Town, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$6.59
¥1,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$1.15
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
George Town
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$7.97
¥1,241
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
George Town
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$50.63
¥7,881
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
$25.31
¥3,941
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
George Town
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
$584.76
¥91,032
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
George Town
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
$486.02
¥75,661
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$3.30
¥513
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
$61.83
¥9,626
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$12.21
¥1,900
|
|
pay 52.4% less for clothing
George Town
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
$79.69
¥12,406
|
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