Cost of living comparison
compared to
Tokyo vs. Milwaukee Cost of Living Summary
Tokyo is 17.5% cheaper than Milwaukee.
Tokyo vs. Milwaukee Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Milwaukee, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
|
Milwaukee
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.50
|
$8.02
¥1,266
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.01
¥791
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.12
|
$1.16
¥183
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.84
¥133
|
|
Milwaukee vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants
pay 24.0% more for groceries
|
Milwaukee
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.84
|
$1.55
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
|
$7.21
¥1,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$5.71
¥902
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
|
$2.33
¥368
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.99
|
$3.52
¥556
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$2.38
¥375
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$1.18
¥186
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$2.48
¥391
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$2.64
¥417
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.43
¥225
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$1.48
¥234
|
|
Milwaukee vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries
pay 26.8% more for transportation
|
Milwaukee
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.01
|
$4.50
¥710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$73.51
¥11,602
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,524.95
|
$22,332.63
¥4M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.60
|
$30.07
¥4,746
|
|
Milwaukee vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation
pay 35.0% less for housing
|
Milwaukee
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.43
|
$33.44
¥5,279
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.17
|
$1,071.65
¥169K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,210.60
|
$642.24
¥101K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.38
|
$122.16
¥19,281
|
|
Milwaukee vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing
pay 54.5% less for childcare
|
Milwaukee
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,821.67
|
$519.69
¥82,025
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,200.00
|
$15,131.74
¥2M
|
|
Milwaukee vs. Tokyo - Cost of childcare
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Milwaukee
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$4.01
¥633
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
|
$3.43
¥541
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
|
$4.01
¥633
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.00
|
$68.19
¥10,762
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.72
|
$12.70
¥2,004
|
|
Milwaukee vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Milwaukee
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.00
|
$56.84
¥8,971
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.50
|
$40.48
¥6,390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$62.67
¥9,892
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.00
|
$90.37
¥14,264
|
|
Milwaukee vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing
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