Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 37.2% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,507
|
$7.57
¥1,196
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
$5.30
¥837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$1.29
¥204
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.88
¥139
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$1.58
¥250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$7.12
¥1,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr749
|
$5.46
¥863
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$2.04
¥323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$3.81
¥602
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$3.30
¥522
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$1.52
¥240
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$3.33
¥526
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$2.26
¥357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$2.29
¥362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$1.79
¥282
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$4.77
¥754
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,879
|
$75.67
¥11,963
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,369
|
$28.75
¥4,546
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
$671.52
¥106,164
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,453
|
$616.16
¥97,412
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$4.16
¥658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$3.54
¥560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
$4.54
¥718
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,998
|
$72.81
¥11,510
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$13.62
¥2,153
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,626
|
$103.70
¥16,395
|
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