Cost of living comparison

 Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda
compared to
 Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Saint John's, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Saint John's
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.51
¥976
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.21
¥781
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.12
¥167

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Saint John's
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.63
¥245
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.01
¥1,051
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.89
¥882

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Saint John's
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.42
¥663
Monthly public transit pass ?? $58.62
¥8,784
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,767.76
¥3,261,789

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Saint John's
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $31.86
¥4,774
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,120.28
¥167,868
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $582.98
¥87,357

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saint John's
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $533.29
¥79,911
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $14,506.96
¥2,173,794

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Saint John's
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.26
¥488
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.40
¥510
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.91
¥586

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Saint John's
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $52.60
¥7,882
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $36.87
¥5,525
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $63.41
¥9,502

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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: April 2025
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