Originally Posted by
railroadtycoon
I was reading one of the criteria used to rate these "most expensive cities" is the cost of a taxi from the international airport to the city center. Well that's all fine and dandy exept those ratings don't take into account most average people don't take the taxi from Narita Airport to Central Tokyo.
What was it, 60minutes or some program that was showing how expensive Tokyo was, the first thing they did was get into a taxi from the airport and go into central Tokyo. No mention of the train or bus options.
Yes, that's exactly the program I mentioned above.
They also ordered a gargantuan Western-style breakfast at a 4-star hotel and quoted its price in shocked tones: US$25. They also showed the $80 melons that people give as gifts.
But they left viewers with the impression that these were prices that the typical Tokyo consumer or tourist paid routinely.