Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.7 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Monrovia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 81.6% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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