Cost of living comparison

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Roseau vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 3.5% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Roseau
Housing: pay 20.6% less in Roseau
Childcare: pay 78.1% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Roseau
Clothing: pay 41.4% more in Roseau

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

Roseau vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.3% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥1,027	$7.40 EC$20.00	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥822	$6.66 EC$18.00	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥176	$1.71 EC$4.62	+53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥118	$1.48 EC$4.00	+98.6%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Tokyo	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥258	$2.47 EC$6.67	+51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,106	$1.11 EC$3.00	-84.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥928	$14.24 EC$38.49	+141.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥329	$5.18 EC$14.00	+148.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥515	$4.69 EC$12.66	+43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥375	$2.85 EC$7.71	+20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥168	$1.02 EC$2.77	-3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥418	$2.12 EC$5.74	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥381	$2.41 EC$6.50	-0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥203	$1.48 EC$4.00	+14.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥199	$1.39 EC$3.75	+9.9%
Average			+29.2%

Tokyo vs. Roseau - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥697	$4.49 EC$12.13	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥9,244	$32.25 EC$87.16	-45.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,432,449	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	+52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,396	$37.00 EC$100.00	+32.7%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 20.6% less for housing

	Tokyo	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥5,024	$56.74 EC$153.33	+78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥176,651	$283.68 EC$766.67	-74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥91,927	$203.51 EC$550.00	-65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥21,135	$106.28 EC$287.22	-20.7%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 78.1% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥84,092	$111.01 EC$300.00	-79.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,287,529	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-77.0%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥514	$1.85 EC$5.00	-43.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥537	$3.10 EC$8.38	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥616	$7.40 EC$20.00	+89.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥10,590	$43.17 EC$116.67	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,951	$8.33 EC$22.50	-32.7%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 41.4% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥8,294	$70.92 EC$191.67	+34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,814	$38.24 EC$103.33	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,999	$148.01 EC$400.00	+133.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥13,071	$77.70 EC$210.00	-6.3%
Average			+41.4%

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