Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 20.4% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Los Angeles
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$7.57
¥1,196
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.30
¥837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$1.29
¥204
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$0.88
¥139
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
Los Angeles
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.06
|
$1.58
¥250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.46
|
$7.12
¥1,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
|
$5.46
¥863
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.92
|
$2.04
¥323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$3.81
¥602
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$3.30
¥522
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
|
$1.52
¥240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$3.33
¥526
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$2.26
¥357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$2.29
¥362
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.79
¥282
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Los Angeles
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$4.77
¥754
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$75.67
¥11,963
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
|
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.67
|
$28.75
¥4,546
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Los Angeles
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.60
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,627.42
|
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,023.89
|
$671.52
¥106,164
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.61
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Los Angeles
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.67
|
$616.16
¥97,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,929.57
|
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Los Angeles
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.16
¥658
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$3.54
¥560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.54
¥718
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.15
|
$72.81
¥11,510
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.62
¥2,153
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Los Angeles
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.36
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.80
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.97
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.00
|
$103.70
¥16,395
|
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