Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 22.7% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.67
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.03
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 42.7% more for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Tokyo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.51
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.41
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.68
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.48
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.57
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,108.38
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.19
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.54
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,430.99
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,303.48
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.82
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,574.44
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,731.18
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Tokyo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.70
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.24
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.16
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.89
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.51
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.37
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.58
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.80
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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