Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 48.6% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
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pay 56.5% less in Tokyo
- Groceries
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pay 65.3% less in Tokyo
- Transportation
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pay 23.8% less in Tokyo
- Housing
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pay 49.2% less in Tokyo
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 48.4% less in Tokyo
Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tokyo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$6.51
¥973
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.21
¥778
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.12
¥167
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.75
¥111
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.63
¥244
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.01
¥1,047
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$5.89
¥879
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.26
¥487
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.38
¥355
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
¥159
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.65
¥396
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.42
¥361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
¥193
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
¥189
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$4.42
¥660
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.62
¥8,754
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,767.76
¥3,250,470
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.88
¥4,163
|
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pay 49.2% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$31.86
¥4,758
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,120.28
¥167,285
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$582.98
¥87,053
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$134.03
¥20,014
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$533.29
¥79,634
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,506.96
¥2,166,250
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.26
¥486
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.40
¥508
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.91
¥584
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$67.16
¥10,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.38
¥1,848
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.60
¥7,854
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.87
¥5,505
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$63.41
¥9,469
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.89
¥12,378
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