Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 9.7% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$1.61
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
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