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Tokyo vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 69.9% more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 30.9% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Tokyo are more expensive than in Roseau. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Tokyo. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Roseau	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.51 ¥1,027	-12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.66 EC$18.00	$5.21 ¥822	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 EC$4.62	$1.12 ¥176	-34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.75 ¥118	-49.6%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 30.9% more for groceries

	Roseau	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.63 ¥258	-33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$7.01 ¥1,106	+531.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.24 EC$38.49	$5.89 ¥928	-58.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 EC$14.00	$2.09 ¥329	-59.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.69 EC$12.66	$3.26 ¥515	-30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 EC$7.71	$2.38 ¥375	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 EC$2.77	$1.06 ¥168	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12 EC$5.74	$2.65 ¥418	+24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$2.42 ¥381	+0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$1.29 ¥203	-12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.75	$1.26 ¥199	-9.0%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Roseau	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 EC$12.13	$4.42 ¥697	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.25 EC$87.16	$58.62 ¥9,244	+81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	$21,767.76 ¥3,432,449	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00 EC$100.00	$27.88 ¥4,396	-24.7%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Roseau	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.74 EC$153.33	$31.86 ¥5,024	-43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,120.28 ¥176,651	+294.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$582.98 ¥91,927	+186.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 EC$287.22	$134.03 ¥21,135	+26.1%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Roseau	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$111.01 EC$300.00	$533.29 ¥84,092	+380.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$14,506.96 ¥2,287,529	+335.6%
Average			+358.0%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.26 ¥514	+76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 EC$8.38	$3.40 ¥537	+9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.91 ¥616	-47.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 EC$116.67	$67.16 ¥10,590	+55.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$12.38 ¥1,951	+48.6%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Roseau	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.92 EC$191.67	$52.60 ¥8,294	-25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 EC$103.33	$36.87 ¥5,814	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.01 EC$400.00	$63.41 ¥9,999	-57.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.70 EC$210.00	$82.89 ¥13,071	+6.7%
Average			-20.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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