Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.3 times more expensive than Palikir.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Palikir, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
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Palikir
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$6.51
¥975
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
|
$5.21
¥780
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$1.12
¥167
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.75
¥112
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Palikir
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$1.63
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
|
$7.01
¥1,050
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.79
|
$5.89
¥882
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
$2.09
¥312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$3.26
¥489
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$2.38
¥356
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.06
¥159
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$2.65
¥397
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$2.42
¥362
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.29
¥193
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.26
¥189
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Palikir
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.81
|
$4.42
¥662
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.00
|
$58.62
¥8,779
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$3,995.00
|
$21,767.76
¥3,260,049
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.45
|
$27.88
¥4,175
|
|
pay 76.8% more for housing
|
Palikir
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$265.00
|
$31.86
¥4,772
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
|
$1,120.28
¥167,778
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
$582.98
¥87,310
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
|
$134.03
¥20,073
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Palikir
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.00
|
$533.29
¥79,869
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,685.00
|
$14,506.96
¥2,172,634
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palikir
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$3.26
¥488
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$3.40
¥510
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.00
|
$3.91
¥585
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
|
$67.16
¥10,058
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$12.38
¥1,853
|
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pay 63.0% more for clothing
|
Palikir
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
|
$52.60
¥7,878
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$36.87
¥5,522
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$63.41
¥9,497
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$82.89
¥12,414
|
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