Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.7 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Russia, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Russia
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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