Cost of living comparison
Canada is 13.0% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Canada instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 70.3% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,146
|
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥802
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥196
|
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥133
|
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,078
|
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥826
|
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥309
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥576
|
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥500
|
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥230
|
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥504
|
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥342
|
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥347
|
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥270
|
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥722
|
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,457
|
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,265,377
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,354
|
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,300
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥170,884
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥101,679
|
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,041
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
|
pay 0.3% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥93,296
|
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,577,929
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥630
|
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥537
|
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥687
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,024
|
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,062
|
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,595
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,071
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥9,908
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,702
|
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
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