Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 3.4% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Canada, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Canada
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
Canada
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 11.3% less for housing
Canada
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
Canada
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Canada
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
|
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