Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 27.8% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 68.6% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
Santiago
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 66.2% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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