Cost of living comparison
Russia is 45.2% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Russia instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,196
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥837
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥204
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥139
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥250
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,126
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥863
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥323
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥602
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥522
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥240
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥526
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥357
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥362
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥282
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥754
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,963
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,546
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥106,164
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥97,412
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥658
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥560
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥718
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,510
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,153
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,395
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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