Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 65.8% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 1.3% more in Tokyo
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Transportation
pay 93.2% more in Tokyo
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Tokyo
Childcare
pay 93.2% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.4% more in Tokyo
Clothing
pay 8.2% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 1.3% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$6.51
¥985
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$5.21
¥788
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
 
$1.12
¥169

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Quito
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.58
 
$1.63
¥247
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
 
$7.01
¥1,061
Milk (1 gallon) $4.23
 
$5.89
¥891

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pay 93.2% more for transportation

 
Quito
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.69
 
$4.42
¥669
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
 
$58.62
¥8,869
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$21,767.76
¥3,293,353

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Quito
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.13
 
$31.86
¥4,820
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $451.67
 
$1,120.28
¥169,492
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $362.50
 
$582.98
¥88,202

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pay 93.2% more for childcare

 
Quito
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $288.89
 
$533.29
¥80,685
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,190.00
 
$14,506.96
¥2,194,829

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$3.26
¥493
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
 
$3.40
¥515
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
 
$3.91
¥591

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

 
Quito
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.89
 
$52.60
¥7,958
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
 
$36.87
¥5,578
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.73
 
$63.41
¥9,594

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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