Cost of living comparison
Japan is 6.6% cheaper than Tonga.
If you lived in Japan instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.25
TOP57.86
|
$6.87
¥1,051
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
TOP19.07
|
$5.20
¥795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
TOP3.82
|
$1.13
¥174
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
TOP2.81
|
$0.90
¥138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tonga
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.58
¥243
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.53
¥846
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.87
¥286
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.14
¥481
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.55
¥390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.34
¥206
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.07
¥316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.14
¥328
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
¥210
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
¥149
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tonga
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.79
¥733
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
Tonga
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.05
¥5,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.81
TOP953.72
|
$401.57
¥61,466
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$142.79
¥21,856
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tonga
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
TOP10.17
|
$3.03
¥464
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
TOP5.23
|
$3.16
¥484
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
TOP18.31
|
$4.29
¥657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.85
TOP71.20
|
$61.62
¥9,433
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tonga
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.55
¥6,665
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.13
¥4,917
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$59.61
¥9,125
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.53
¥13,858
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