Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 5.9% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Roseau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
?? | |
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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