Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 39.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 25.0% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 92.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 70.3% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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