Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 2.2 times more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$45.20
£35.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$2.50
£1.98
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$5.33
£4.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$7.84
£6.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$5.67
£4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$1.39
£1.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$1.83
£1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
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pay 51.6% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$7.93
£6.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$67.16
£53.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$51.51
£40.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$7.75
£6.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$4.95
£3.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$74.05
£58.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$18.08
£14.33
|
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$202.34
£160.36
|
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