Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Adamstown instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Adamstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Adamstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Adamstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Tokyo
|
Adamstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Adamstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Adamstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Adamstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
?? |
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Adamstown or Tokyo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.