Cost of living comparison

 Saint Helier, Jersey
compared to
 Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary
Tokyo vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Saint Helier, you would:

pay 66.5% less for restaurants

 
Saint Helier
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $45.20
£33.32
$6.51
¥939
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£7.62
$5.21
¥751
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
£2.09
$1.12
¥161

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

 
Saint Helier
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
£1.69
$1.63
¥235
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.33
£3.93
$7.01
¥1,011
Milk (1 gallon) $7.84
£5.78
$5.89
¥849

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

 
Saint Helier
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
£5.85
$4.42
¥637
Monthly public transit pass $67.16
£49.51
$58.62
¥8,448
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,768.06
£20,470.36
$21,767.76
¥3,136,952

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pay 45.0% less for housing

 
Saint Helier
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.54
£53.48
$31.86
¥4,591
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,808.15
£1,332.95
$1,120.28
¥161,443
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,715.90
£1,264.95
$582.98
¥84,013

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pay 53.4% less for childcare

 
Saint Helier
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,324.77
£1,713.80
$533.29
¥76,853
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,664.60
£15,233.76
$14,506.96
¥2,090,597

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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Helier
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
£5.71
$3.26
¥469
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
£3.65
$3.40
¥490
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.50
£11.43
$3.91
¥563

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pay 50.2% less for clothing

 
Saint Helier
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£73.79
$52.60
¥7,580
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.31
£51.10
$36.87
¥5,313
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$121.08
£89.26
$63.41
¥9,138

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