Cost of living comparison

India

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. India Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 4.6 times more expensive than India overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 4.1 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 8.0 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 17.4 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Tokyo are more expensive than in India. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. India Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of India, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	India	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.22 ₹211.01	$7.59 ¥1,191	+241.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.57 ₹338.91	$5.06 ¥794	+41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 ₹35.47	$1.64 ¥257	+339.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹13.87	$0.89 ¥139	+506.4%
Average			+172.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for groceries

	India	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.44 ₹41.71	$1.71 ¥268	+289.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.34 ₹222.56	$5.29 ¥830	+125.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.37 ₹224.60	$5.75 ¥902	+143.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.89 ₹84.41	$2.26 ¥355	+154.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.26 ₹119.33	$3.08 ¥483	+145.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 ₹79.51	$2.15 ¥337	+156.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 ₹27.63	$1.07 ¥168	+269.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 ₹41.59	$1.96 ¥307	+346.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹20.08	$2.39 ¥375	+1029.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 ₹14.48	$1.53 ¥240	+901.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.61	$1.46 ¥229	+735.3%
Average			+308.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	India	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 ₹387.20	$4.08 ¥640	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.73 ₹829.07	$63.27 ¥9,924	+624.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,591.59 ₹1M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+72.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 ₹270.15	$28.47 ¥4,466	+900.6%
Average			+143.4%

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pay 8.0 times more for housing

	India	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.74 ₹639.79	$30.33 ¥4,758	+350.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$124.39 ₹11,810.79	$1,280.34 ¥201K	+929.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$82.02 ₹7,787.85	$692.48 ¥109K	+744.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.32 ₹2,499.19	$113.45 ¥17,796	+331.0%
Average			+700.6%

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pay 17.4 times more for childcare

	India	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.10 ₹4,851.35	$1,341.43 ¥210K	+2525.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,587.68 ₹151K	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+1049.6%
Average			+1637.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	India	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 ₹166.88	$3.80 ¥595	+116.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 ₹147.06	$3.56 ¥559	+130.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 ₹412.74	$3.92 ¥615	-9.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.86 ₹1,410.49	$66.31 ¥10,401	+346.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.93 ₹278.07	$12.65 ¥1,985	+332.0%
Average			+185.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	India	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.28 ₹2,020.56	$55.50 ¥8,706	+160.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.90 ₹2,079.78	$32.95 ¥5,169	+50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$37.98 ₹3,606.34	$65.04 ¥10,203	+71.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.46 ₹2,702.42	$70.74 ¥11,097	+148.5%
Average			+102.1%

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