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Chula Vista vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Chula Vista is 76.1% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Chula Vista
Groceries: pay 21.0% more in Chula Vista
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Chula Vista
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Chula Vista
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Chula Vista
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.3% more in Chula Vista
Clothing: pay 28.4% more in Chula Vista

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

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Chula Vista vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chula Vista instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Chula Vista
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,266	$21.00	+161.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥791	$11.50	+129.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥183	$2.67	+129.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥133	$2.00	+137.1%
Average			+139.5%

Tokyo vs. Chula Vista - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.0% more for groceries

	Tokyo	Chula Vista
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥245	$4.57	+193.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,138	$6.22	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥902	$4.67	-18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥368	$5.83	+150.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥556	$4.48	+27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥375	$2.22	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥186	$0.78	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥391	$1.75	-29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥417	$2.26	-14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥225	$1.42	-0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥234	$1.12	-24.1%
Average			+21.0%

Tokyo vs. Chula Vista - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Chula Vista
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥710	$4.76	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,602	$72.00	-2.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$28,500.00	+27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,746	$17.91	-40.4%
Average			-2.2%

Tokyo vs. Chula Vista - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Tokyo	Chula Vista
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,279	$74.25	+122.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥169K	$2,650.00	+147.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥101K	$1,800.00	+180.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,281	$205.84	+68.5%
Average			+129.5%

Tokyo vs. Chula Vista - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Tokyo	Chula Vista
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥82,025	$1,750.00	+236.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2M	$28,750.00	+90.0%
Average			+163.3%

Tokyo vs. Chula Vista - Cost of childcare

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pay 53.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Chula Vista
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥633	$8.00	+99.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥541	$5.90	+72.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥633	$10.00	+149.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,762	$20.00	-70.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥2,004	$14.75	+16.2%
Average			+53.3%

Tokyo vs. Chula Vista - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.4% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Chula Vista
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,971	$60.72	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,390	$58.44	+44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,892	$77.00	+22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,264	$126.25	+39.7%
Average			+28.4%

Tokyo vs. Chula Vista - Cost of clothing

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