Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 16.9% cheaper than Portland.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Portland, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Portland
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$7.57
¥1,146
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.30
¥802
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.29
¥196
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$0.88
¥133
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Portland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.58
¥240
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
|
$7.12
¥1,078
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
|
$5.46
¥826
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
|
$2.04
¥309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.67
|
$3.81
¥576
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.50
|
$3.30
¥500
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$1.52
¥230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.16
|
$3.33
¥504
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.26
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$2.29
¥347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.79
¥270
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Portland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$4.77
¥722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$75.67
¥11,457
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$21,565.59
¥3,265,377
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$32.53
|
$28.75
¥4,354
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
Portland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.36
|
$35.00
¥5,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,916.67
|
$1,128.57
¥170,884
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.00
|
$671.52
¥101,679
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.53
|
$138.96
¥21,041
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Portland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,430.00
|
$616.16
¥93,296
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$17,025.47
¥2,577,929
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Portland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$4.16
¥630
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.54
|
$3.54
¥537
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$4.54
¥687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.80
|
$72.81
¥11,024
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$13.62
¥2,062
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Portland
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.17
|
$50.16
¥7,595
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.00
|
$40.10
¥6,071
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.00
|
$65.44
¥9,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.33
|
$103.70
¥15,702
|
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