Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 74.2% more expensive than Freetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.4% more in Tokyo
- Groceries
-
pay 41.8% more in Tokyo
- Transportation
-
pay 77.4% more in Tokyo
- Housing
-
pay 26.2% less in Tokyo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.4% more in Tokyo
- Clothing
-
pay 3.7 times more in Tokyo
The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Tokyo are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.51
¥929
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.21
¥743
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.12
¥159
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.75
¥106
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.63
¥233
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.01
¥1,000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.89
¥839
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.09
¥297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.26
¥465
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.38
¥339
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.06
¥152
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.65
¥378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$2.42
¥345
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.29
¥184
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.26
¥180
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.42
¥630
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.62
¥8,357
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$21,767.76
¥3,103,104
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$27.88
¥3,974
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$31.86
¥4,542
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,120.28
¥159,701
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$582.98
¥83,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$134.03
¥19,107
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$533.29
¥76,024
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,506.96
¥2,068,039
|
pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.26
¥464
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.40
¥485
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.91
¥557
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$67.16
¥9,574
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.38
¥1,764
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$52.60
¥7,498
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.87
¥5,256
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$63.41
¥9,040
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$82.89
¥11,817
|
|
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