Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$7.57
¥1,170
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$5.30
¥819
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.88
¥136
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$7.12
¥1,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$5.46
¥844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$2.04
¥316
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$3.81
¥589
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$3.30
¥511
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$1.52
¥235
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$3.33
¥514
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$2.26
¥349
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$2.29
¥354
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$1.79
¥276
|
|
pay 95.4% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$4.77
¥737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$75.67
¥11,700
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$28.75
¥4,446
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$671.52
¥103,834
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
|
pay 78.0% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$616.16
¥95,274
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
|
pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$4.16
¥644
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$3.54
¥548
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$4.54
¥702
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$72.81
¥11,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$13.62
¥2,106
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$103.70
¥16,035
|
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