Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 16.1% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,008
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥786
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥175
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥117
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥265
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,220
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥881
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥328
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥494
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥363
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥173
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥395
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥336
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥194
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥189
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥656
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,747
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,285,606
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,874
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 32.5% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,788
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥155,029
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥89,482
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,291
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥74,373
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,229,093
|
?? |
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥492
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥505
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥590
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,462
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,868
|
?? | |
pay 66.0% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,270
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,535
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,428
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,194
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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