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Palikir vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Palikir is 28.8% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Palikir
Groceries: pay 23.1% less in Palikir
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Palikir
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Palikir
Childcare: pay 83.4% less in Palikir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% more in Palikir
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Palikir

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

Palikir vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Palikir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥1,024	$30.00	+360.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥819	$6.00	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥176	$1.15	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥117	$2.00	+168.4%
Average			+136.8%

Tokyo vs. Palikir - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.1% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Palikir
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥257	$2.20	+34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,102	$2.20	-68.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥926	$0.79	-86.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥328	$2.40	+15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥513	$2.00	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥374	$2.16	-9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥167	$1.15	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥416	$1.00	-62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥380	$1.40	-42.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥203	$1.50	+16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥199	$1.00	-20.8%
Average			-23.1%

Tokyo vs. Palikir - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Palikir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥695	$11.81	+167.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥9,215	$34.00	-42.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,421,783	$3,995.00	-81.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,382	$19.45	-30.2%
Average			+3.3%

Tokyo vs. Palikir - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Tokyo	Palikir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥5,008	$265.00	+731.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥176,102	$700.00	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥91,642	$600.00	+2.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥21,069	$30.59	-77.2%
Average			+155.0%

Tokyo vs. Palikir - Cost of housing

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pay 83.4% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Palikir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥83,831	$115.00	-78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,280,421	$1,685.00	-88.4%
Average			-83.4%

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pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Palikir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥512	$1.50	-53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥535	$3.00	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥614	$18.00	+360.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥10,557	$41.00	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,945	$7.00	-43.4%
Average			+42.5%

Tokyo vs. Palikir - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Tokyo	Palikir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥8,268	$20.00	-62.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,796	$25.00	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,968	$70.00	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥13,030	$55.00	-33.6%
Average			-29.4%

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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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