Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.7 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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