Cost of living comparison

Bermuda

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 59.3% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 76.7% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 56.8% less in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 37.5% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 68.8% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 14.0% less in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 48.1% less in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.7% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$50.00 BMD50.00	$7.59 ¥1,196	-84.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.88 BMD16.88	$5.06 ¥798	-70.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.04 BMD3.04	$1.64 ¥258	-46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 BMD3.12	$0.89 ¥140	-71.6%
Average			-76.7%

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pay 56.8% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$8.02 BMD8.02	$1.71 ¥269	-78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.75 BMD11.75	$5.29 ¥834	-55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.61 BMD18.61	$5.75 ¥906	-69.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.18 BMD7.18	$2.26 ¥357	-68.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.66 BMD9.66	$3.08 ¥485	-68.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.11 BMD4.11	$2.15 ¥339	-47.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.00 BMD3.00	$1.07 ¥169	-64.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.24 BMD3.24	$1.96 ¥308	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.80 BMD3.80	$2.39 ¥376	-37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.58 BMD2.58	$1.53 ¥241	-40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.88 BMD1.88	$1.46 ¥230	-22.3%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 37.5% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.03 BMD9.03	$4.08 ¥643	-54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$63.27 ¥9,969	-8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BMD37,500.00	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.39 BMD30.39	$28.47 ¥4,486	-6.3%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 68.8% less for housing

	Hamilton	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.67 BMD159.67	$30.33 ¥4,780	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,868.00 BMD3,868.00	$1,280.34 ¥202K	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,661.67 BMD2,661.67	$692.48 ¥109K	-74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$220.49 BMD220.49	$113.45 ¥17,877	-48.5%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 14.0% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$1,341.43 ¥211K	+1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,083.33 BMD25,083.33	$18,252.10 ¥3M	-27.2%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 BMD7.50	$3.80 ¥598	-49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.20 BMD6.20	$3.56 ¥562	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.00 BMD18.00	$3.92 ¥618	-78.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$66.31 ¥10,449	-64.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$12.65 ¥1,994	-6.3%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 BMD90.00	$55.50 ¥8,746	-38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.00 BMD70.00	$32.95 ¥5,192	-52.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$65.04 ¥10,250	-54.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.75 BMD128.75	$70.74 ¥11,148	-45.1%
Average			-48.1%

Hamilton vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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