Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 12.8% cheaper than Tel Aviv-Yafo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.44
₪73.14
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.41
₪57.99
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
₪11.08
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
₪8.51
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 84.5% more for groceries
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
₪9.76
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
₪28.96
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.50
₪24.47
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
₪14.65
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
₪18.87
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
₪5.82
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
₪4.03
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
₪3.06
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₪3.44
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₪2.48
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
₪2.21
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₪29.32
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.48
₪235.09
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,877.55
₪146,280.67
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
₪58.83
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.36
₪110.48
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,631.61
₪6,139.10
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,253.60
₪4,716.81
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.24
₪693.22
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,140.87
₪4,292.64
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,083.78
₪83,092.45
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.03
₪33.96
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
₪15.19
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
₪37.62
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.37
₪294.86
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
₪47.02
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.20
₪369.49
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.39
₪238.52
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.76
₪458.13
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.76
₪529.62
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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