Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 65.2% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.23
¥503
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
¥176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.58
¥403
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 93.5% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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