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
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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