Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 17.5% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.75
¥117
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.42
¥378
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.29
¥202
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$27.88
¥4,361
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Saipan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Saipan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.91
¥611
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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