Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 37.2% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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