Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 20.6% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 66.0% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,179
|
$17.09
£13.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥825
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥201
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥137
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥246
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,109
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥850
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥318
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥593
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥515
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥237
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥518
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥352
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥357
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥278
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥743
|
$7.31
£5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
$91.63
£73.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,479
|
$16.30
£13.01
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥104,606
|
$836.18
£667.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥648
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥552
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥707
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,341
|
$41.78
£33.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,122
|
$11.97
£9.56
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,154
|
$80.83
£64.54
|
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