Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 43.7% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 19.0% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$0.75
¥117
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$1.29
¥202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$1.26
¥198
|
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pay 43.7% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$27.88
¥4,361
|
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
|
pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$3.91
¥611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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