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
SVC87.76
|
$6.51
¥1,005
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$5.21
¥804
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$1.12
¥172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$1.63
¥252
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$7.01
¥1,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$5.89
¥909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$2.09
¥322
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$2.38
¥367
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$1.06
¥164
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$2.65
¥409
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$2.42
¥373
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$1.29
¥199
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$1.26
¥195
|
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pay 43.7% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$4.42
¥682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$58.62
¥9,047
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$27.88
¥4,302
|
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$582.98
¥89,974
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$533.29
¥82,306
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
|
pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$3.26
¥503
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$3.40
¥525
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$3.91
¥603
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$67.16
¥10,365
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$12.38
¥1,910
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$82.89
¥12,793
|
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