Cost of living comparison

Japan

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Barbados

Bridgetown vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 40.2% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 27.1% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 81.8% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 29.2% more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Bridgetown

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Tokyo. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

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Bridgetown vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$20.00 BBD40.00	+163.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.06 ¥800	$10.00 BBD20.00	+97.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ¥259	$2.42 BBD4.83	+47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 ¥140	$1.50 BBD3.00	+69.4%
Average			+115.0%

Tokyo vs. Bridgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.1% more for groceries

	Tokyo	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 ¥270	$3.83 BBD7.67	+124.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ¥836	$4.49 BBD8.97	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.75 ¥909	$15.40 BBD30.80	+167.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 ¥358	$6.33 BBD12.67	+179.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 ¥487	$4.38 BBD8.77	+42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 ¥340	$2.49 BBD4.98	+15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 ¥170	$1.44 BBD2.88	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 ¥309	$2.38 BBD4.75	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 ¥377	$2.27 BBD4.54	-5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥241	$0.82 BBD1.64	-46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 ¥231	$1.05 BBD2.10	-28.2%
Average			+27.1%

Tokyo vs. Bridgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.8% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 ¥645	$7.76 BBD15.52	+90.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	+72.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	??
Average			+81.8%

Tokyo vs. Bridgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.2% more for housing

	Tokyo	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.33 ¥4,793	$81.25 BBD162.50	+167.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,280.34 ¥202K	$1,183.33 BBD2,366.67	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$692.48 ¥109K	$1,133.33 BBD2,266.67	+63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.45 ¥17,926	$149.12 BBD298.24	+31.4%
Average			+29.2%

Tokyo vs. Bridgetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Tokyo	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,341.43 ¥212K	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,252.10 ¥3M	??

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ¥600	$2.50 BBD5.00	-34.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 ¥563	$5.67 BBD11.33	+59.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥620	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 ¥10,478	$63.33 BBD126.67	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.65 ¥1,999	$15.00 BBD30.00	+18.5%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 ¥8,770	$52.50 BBD105.00	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.95 ¥5,207	$33.75 BBD67.50	+2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.04 ¥10,278	$125.00 BBD250.00	+92.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.74 ¥11,178	$81.25 BBD162.50	+14.9%
Average			+20.9%

Tokyo vs. Bridgetown - Cost of clothing

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