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Tokyo vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 98.4% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 25.3% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 9.2% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 8.2 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Tokyo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 38.2% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$8.02 ¥1,281	-42.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.01 ¥801	-54.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.16 ¥186	-43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.84 ¥135	-11.9%
Average			-38.2%

Saint John's vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.55 ¥248	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$7.21 ¥1,152	+77.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.71 ¥913	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.33 ¥372	-56.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.52 ¥562	-4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$2.38 ¥380	-19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.18 ¥188	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.48 ¥396	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.64 ¥422	-28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.43 ¥228	+10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.48 ¥237	+14.4%
Average			-10.1%

Saint John's vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.3% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.50 ¥719	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$73.51 ¥11,742
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$30.07 ¥4,804	-41.6%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 9.2% less for housing

	Saint John's	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$33.44 ¥5,342	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,071.65 ¥171K	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$642.24 ¥103K	-5.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$122.16 ¥19,515	+23.4%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 8.2 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$519.69 ¥83,017
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+717.9%
Average			+717.9%

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pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$4.01 ¥640	+116.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.43 ¥548	-13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.01 ¥640
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$68.19 ¥10,893	+10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$12.70 ¥2,028	+104.9%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$56.84 ¥9,080	+13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$40.48 ¥6,467
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$62.67 ¥10,012	-15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$90.37 ¥14,436
Average			-0.8%

Saint John's vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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