Cost of living comparison

Turks and Caicos Islands

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 46.5% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.2% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 55.4% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 46.2% less in Japan
Housing: pay 60.7% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 1.8% less in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.3% less in Japan
Clothing: pay 46.7% less in Japan

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Japan.

Japan vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

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pay 64.2% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$6.44 ¥965	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$4.94 ¥740	-60.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$0.97 ¥145	-61.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$0.73 ¥110	-67.4%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 55.4% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$1.52 ¥228	-61.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$5.72 ¥857	-56.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$5.46 ¥818	-72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$2.02 ¥302	-49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$2.73 ¥409	-59.9%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.17 ¥326
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.02 ¥153
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.64 ¥246
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.04 ¥305	-32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.26 ¥190
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.08 ¥162
Average			-55.4%

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pay 46.2% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$4.22 ¥633	-46.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$57.82 ¥8,663
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,042.19 ¥3,302,911
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$25.42 ¥3,810
Average			-46.2%

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pay 60.7% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$106.50	$31.09 ¥4,659	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.00	$500.38 ¥74,979	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$325.42 ¥48,762	-65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$113.04 ¥16,938	-50.7%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 1.8% less for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$288.10 ¥43,171	-42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$11,095.30 ¥1,662,575	+38.7%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.71 ¥406	-66.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$2.78 ¥416	-49.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$3.98 ¥597	-43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$57.72 ¥8,648	-42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.97 ¥1,794
Average			-50.3%

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pay 46.7% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$40.54 ¥6,075	-49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$26.82 ¥4,018	-55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$54.08 ¥8,103	-63.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$81.66 ¥12,237	-18.3%
Average			-46.7%

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