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Tokyo vs. Palikir Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.3 times more expensive than Palikir.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 76.8% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 63.0% more in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Palikir. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Palikir Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Palikir, you would:

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pay 39.3% less for restaurants

	Palikir	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$6.51 ¥1,024	-78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00	$5.21 ¥819	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15	$1.12 ¥176	-2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.75 ¥117	-62.7%
Average			-39.3%

Palikir vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Palikir	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20	$1.63 ¥257	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20	$7.01 ¥1,102	+218.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$0.79	$5.89 ¥926	+645.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40	$2.09 ¥328	-13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00	$3.26 ¥513	+63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$2.38 ¥374	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15	$1.06 ¥167	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$2.65 ¥416	+164.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$2.42 ¥380	+72.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.29 ¥203	-14.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.26 ¥199	+26.3%
Average			+103.6%

Palikir vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Palikir	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.81	$4.42 ¥695	-62.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.00	$58.62 ¥9,215	+72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$3,995.00	$21,767.76 ¥3,421,783	+444.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.45	$27.88 ¥4,382	+43.3%
Average			+124.5%

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pay 76.8% more for housing

	Palikir	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$265.00	$31.86 ¥5,008	-88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00	$1,120.28 ¥176,102	+60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.00	$582.98 ¥91,642	-2.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.59	$134.03 ¥21,069	+338.2%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Palikir	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.00	$533.29 ¥83,831	+363.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,685.00	$14,506.96 ¥2,280,421	+760.9%
Average			+562.3%

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pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Palikir	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50	$3.26 ¥512	+117.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00	$3.40 ¥535	+13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.00	$3.91 ¥614	-78.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.00	$67.16 ¥10,557	+63.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$12.38 ¥1,945	+76.8%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 63.0% more for clothing

	Palikir	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00	$52.60 ¥8,268	+163.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00	$36.87 ¥5,796	+47.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$63.41 ¥9,968	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$82.89 ¥13,030	+50.7%
Average			+63.0%

Palikir vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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