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The price of 10 common items in Tokyo (with, for comparison, prices in New York City in parentheses), as reported by Fortune magazine:
1. Aspirin (100 tablets……….$6.53 ($.99)
2. A cup of coffee…………..$2.80 ($1.25)
3. Movie…………………..$17.29 ($7.50)
4. Compact disc……………$22.09 ($12.99)
5. Levi’s 501 jeans………..$79.73 ($39.99)
6. Ray-Ban sunglasses………..$134.49 ($45)
7. Sony Walkman……….. ..$211.34 ($59.95)
8. Nike Air Jordans…………$172.91 ($125)
9. Gucci men’s loafers………$605.19 ($275)
10. Nikon camera…………$768.49 ($629.95)
