Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Moroni instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,146
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥802
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥196
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥133
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,078
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥826
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥309
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥576
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥500
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥230
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥504
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥342
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥347
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥270
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥722
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,457
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,265,377
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,354
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,300
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥170,884
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥101,679
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,041
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥93,296
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,577,929
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥630
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥537
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥687
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,024
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,062
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,595
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,071
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥9,908
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,702
|
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