Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo is 48.6% cheaper than George Town.

If you lived in Tokyo instead of George Town, you would:

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pay 72.4% less for restaurants

 
George Town
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $29.82
KYD24.85
$6.51
¥1,008
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.51
KYD12.92
$5.21
¥806
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.80
KYD3.17
$1.12
¥173

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

 
George Town
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$4.97
KYD4.14
$1.63
¥253
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.42
KYD5.35
$7.01
¥1,085
Milk (1 gallon) $11.63
KYD9.69
$5.89
¥911

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

 
George Town
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.65
KYD5.54
$4.42
¥684
Monthly public transit pass $29.82
KYD24.85
$58.62
¥9,073
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,771.25
KYD32,302.23
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996

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pay 66.5% less for housing

 
George Town
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$111.36
KYD92.78
$31.86
¥4,931
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,931.28
KYD2,442.19
$1,120.28
¥173,385
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,539.30
KYD2,115.62
$582.98
¥90,228

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

 
George Town
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,601.98
KYD1,334.69
$533.29
¥82,538
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $25,183.42
KYD20,981.54
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242

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pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
George Town
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
KYD6.46
$3.26
¥504
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.63
KYD5.52
$3.40
¥527
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.12
KYD10.93
$3.91
¥605

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pay 45.6% less for clothing

 
George Town
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.47
KYD74.54
$52.60
¥8,141
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$70.09
KYD58.39
$36.87
¥5,706
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$128.24
KYD106.85
$63.41
¥9,814

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