Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 45.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,179
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥825
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥201
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥137
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥246
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,109
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥850
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥318
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥593
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥515
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥237
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥518
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥352
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥357
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥278
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥743
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,479
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥104,606
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 95.0% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥648
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥552
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥707
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,341
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,122
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,154
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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