Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 16.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Japan, you would:
pay 84.9% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,086
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥821
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥179
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥143
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Japan
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥251
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,058
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥874
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥295
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥497
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥403
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥212
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥327
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥338
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥217
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥154
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 56.6% more for transportation
Japan
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥757
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,254
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,164
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Japan
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥92,755
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥63,486
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥54,298
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥479
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥500
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥678
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,743
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,067
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 67.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,313
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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