Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 29.9% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Castries, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
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Castries
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Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.75
¥117
|
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pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.29
¥202
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.26
¥198
|
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pay 23.2% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
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pay 33.7% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
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pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.91
¥611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
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pay 34.4% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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