Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 11.3% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 44.7% less for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.75
¥117
|
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pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
$1.29
¥202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$1.26
¥198
|
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pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
$27.88
¥4,361
|
|
pay 44.2% more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$3.91
¥611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
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pay 35.3% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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