Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 35.8% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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