Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 35.8% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.75
¥117
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
$1.29
¥202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
$27.88
¥4,361
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
|
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
$3.91
¥611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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