Japanese cost of living

So, it has come to that time of year again when the survey says (if you don’t read it too closely) that Tokyo is nearly as expensive as London:

http://www.finfacts.com/irelandbusinessnews/publish/article_1010356.shtml

Reading between the lines a bit, though, you can see that is a cost of living for people who must have Colgate, Fairy, Aerial, Krispy Kreme etc. etc. As the Japanese have companies that supply all these just as well as the multinationals (well, nearly as well, I’ve mentioned how bad some of the stuff in drugstores are before), it can be difficult and expensive to get hold of those (mainly American) goods. As Britain doesn’t produce anything at all anymore, you can get all the American stuff you like (and even, like me, think that Heinz baked beans are British!). And still, even by this twisted survey, London is more expensive than Tokyo, so you can imagine the real difference in how much you need to spend…. 

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