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Freetown vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 11.8% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% more in Freetown
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Freetown
Transportation: pay 32.3% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 71.4% more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% less in Freetown
Clothing: pay 66.9% less in Freetown

The cost of housing and restaurants in Freetown are more expensive than in Tokyo. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Freetown.

Freetown vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freetown instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 12.3% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥1,024	$3.00 SLL62,908	-53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥819	$10.00 SLL209,695	+91.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥176	$1.03 SLL21,591	-7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥117	$0.89 SLL18,596	+19.0%
Average			+12.3%

Tokyo vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥257	$0.50 SLL10,485	-69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,102	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥926	$7.57 SLL158,756	+28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥328	$1.95 SLL40,891	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥513	$3.40 SLL71,337	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥374	$1.81 SLL38,046	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥167	$0.91 SLL19,023	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥416	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥380	$2.27 SLL47,558	-6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥203	$0.91 SLL19,023	-29.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥199	$0.74 SLL15,488	-41.5%
Average			-17.7%

Tokyo vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.3% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥695	$4.83 SLL101,357	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥9,215	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,421,783	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,382	$10.75 SLL225,422	-61.4%
Average			-32.3%

Tokyo vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.4% more for housing

	Tokyo	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥5,008	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+213.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥176,102	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥91,642	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	+67.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥21,069	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-17.6%
Average			+71.4%

Tokyo vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Tokyo	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥83,831	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,280,421	??

Tokyo vs. Freetown - Cost of childcare

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥512	$1.50 SLL31,454	-53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥535	$1.74 SLL36,435	-48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥614	$3.00 SLL62,908	-23.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥10,557	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,945	??
Average			-37.9%

Tokyo vs. Freetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 66.9% less for clothing

	Tokyo	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥8,268	$10.00 SLL209,695	-81.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,796	$8.00 SLL167,756	-78.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,968	$20.00 SLL419,390	-68.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥13,030	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-39.7%
Average			-66.9%

Tokyo vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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