Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 15.0% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,186
|
$11.78
TTD80.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥830
|
$8.17
TTD55.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥203
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥138
|
$0.79
TTD5.39
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,116
|
$3.95
TTD26.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥856
|
$7.80
TTD53.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥320
|
$3.56
TTD24.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥597
|
$3.82
TTD26.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥518
|
$1.70
TTD11.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥238
|
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥521
|
$1.13
TTD7.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥354
|
$2.16
TTD14.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥359
|
$0.52
TTD3.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥280
|
$0.56
TTD3.82
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥747
|
$3.39
TTD23.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,860
|
$58.91
TTD401.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
$31,293.81
TTD213,050.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,507
|
$11.19
TTD76.20
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
$48.98
TTD333.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
$572.99
TTD3,901.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥105,255
|
$415.74
TTD2,830.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
$57.25
TTD389.77
|
|
pay 71.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥96,577
|
$172.42
TTD1,173.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,419.76
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥652
|
$1.77
TTD12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥555
|
$3.74
TTD25.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥712
|
$6.04
TTD41.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,412
|
$49.96
TTD340.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,135
|
$7.36
TTD50.13
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
$63.99
TTD435.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
$57.07
TTD388.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
$100.63
TTD685.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,254
|
$91.80
TTD624.95
|
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