Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 16.3% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$0.75
¥117
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$1.29
¥202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$27.88
¥4,361
|
|
pay 65.2% more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
|
pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$3.91
¥611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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