Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 23.9% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Castries, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.59
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.14
¥786
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.15
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.76
¥117
|
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pay 5.1% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.73
¥265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$7.97
¥1,220
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.76
¥881
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.15
¥328
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.23
¥494
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$2.37
¥363
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.13
¥173
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$2.58
¥395
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.19
¥336
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.27
¥194
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.23
¥189
|
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pay 25.5% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.29
¥656
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.63
¥7,747
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$21,471.04
¥3,285,606
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.31
¥3,874
|
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pay 32.1% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$31.29
¥4,788
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,013.09
¥155,029
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$584.76
¥89,482
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$132.60
¥20,291
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$486.02
¥74,373
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,566.86
¥2,229,093
|
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pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.21
¥492
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.30
¥505
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.85
¥590
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$61.83
¥9,462
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.21
¥1,868
|
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pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$54.04
¥8,270
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$36.17
¥5,535
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$61.61
¥9,428
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$79.69
¥12,194
|
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