Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.4% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Australia, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
|
Australia
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.18
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.71
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
|
Australia
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.41
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.56
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.39
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.99
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.18
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
|
Australia
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.13
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
|
Australia
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
|
Australia
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Australia
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.65
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.72
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.55
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Australia
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.33
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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