Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 7.4% more expensive than New Zealand.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
New Zealand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
New Zealand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
New Zealand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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