Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Plymouth instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Plymouth
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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