Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 0.1% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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