Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

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Japan

Tokyo vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 38.0% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 52.1% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 23.2% less in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.7% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Tokyo

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 56.7% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$7.59 ¥1,200	-62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$5.06 ¥800	-48.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$1.64 ¥259	-42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.89 ¥140	-63.4%
Average			-56.7%

Saint Peter Port vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$1.71 ¥270	-20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$5.29 ¥836	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$5.75 ¥909	-37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$2.26 ¥358	-61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$3.08 ¥487	-44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$2.15 ¥340	+0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$1.07 ¥170	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$1.96 ¥309	-33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$2.39 ¥377	+51.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$1.53 ¥241	+17.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$1.46 ¥231	+33.0%
Average			-17.5%

Saint Peter Port vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$4.08 ¥645	-49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$63.27 ¥9,997	+80.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$28.47 ¥4,499	+10.3%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 52.1% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$30.33 ¥4,793	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$1,280.34 ¥202K	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$692.48 ¥109K	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$113.45 ¥17,926	+9.5%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 23.2% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$1,341.43 ¥212K	-35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$18,252.10 ¥3M	-7.9%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$3.80 ¥600	-45.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$3.56 ¥563	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$3.92 ¥620	-77.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	$66.31 ¥10,478	-9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$12.65 ¥1,999	+6.4%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$55.50 ¥8,770	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$32.95 ¥5,207	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	$65.04 ¥10,278	-44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$70.74 ¥11,178	-20.7%
Average			-28.2%

Saint Peter Port vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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