Cost of living comparison
compared to
Tokyo vs. Pago Pago Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Pago Pago, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Pago Pago
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.59
¥1,203
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.06
¥802
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.64
¥260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.89
¥140
|
Pago Pago vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Pago Pago
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.71
¥271
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.29
¥839
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.75
¥912
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.26
¥359
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.08
¥488
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.15
¥341
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
¥170
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.96
¥310
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.39
¥379
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.53
¥242
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.46
¥232
|
Pago Pago vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Pago Pago
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.08
¥647
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.27
¥10,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,725.38
¥3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.47
¥4,512
|
Pago Pago vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Pago Pago
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.33
¥4,807
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,280.34
¥203K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$692.48
¥110K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.45
¥17,978
|
Pago Pago vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Pago Pago
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,341.43
¥213K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,252.10
¥3M
|
Pago Pago vs. Tokyo - Cost of childcare
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Pago Pago
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.80
¥602
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.56
¥565
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.92
¥622
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$66.31
¥10,508
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.65
¥2,005
|
Pago Pago vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Pago Pago
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.50
¥8,796
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.95
¥5,222
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.04
¥10,308
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.74
¥11,211
|
Pago Pago vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing
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