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Japan

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United States

Grand Rapids vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Grand Rapids is 42.1% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Grand Rapids
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Grand Rapids
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Grand Rapids
Housing: pay 59.4% more in Grand Rapids
Childcare: pay 60.8% more in Grand Rapids
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.8% more in Grand Rapids
Clothing: pay 25.9% more in Grand Rapids

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

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Grand Rapids vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grand Rapids instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Grand Rapids
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,266	$18.49	+130.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥791	$11.00	+119.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥183	$2.70	+132.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥133	$1.41	+67.8%
Average			+112.6%

Tokyo vs. Grand Rapids - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Tokyo	Grand Rapids
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥245	$3.13	+101.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,138	$7.68	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥902	$3.41	-40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥368	$3.46	+48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥556	$4.33	+23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥375	$2.23	-6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥186	$0.74	-37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥391	$2.53	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥417	$2.83	+7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥225	$0.97	-32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥234	$1.66	+12.0%
Average			+7.7%

Tokyo vs. Grand Rapids - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Grand Rapids
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥710	$3.24	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,602	$47.00	-36.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$34,000.00	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,746	$20.70	-31.2%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 59.4% more for housing

	Tokyo	Grand Rapids
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,279	$72.67	+117.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥169K	$1,691.67	+57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥101K	$1,191.67	+85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,281	$93.79	-23.2%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 60.8% more for childcare

	Tokyo	Grand Rapids
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥82,025	$950.00	+82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2M	$21,000.00	+38.8%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Grand Rapids
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥633	$6.00	+49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥541	$4.88	+42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥633	$9.00	+124.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,762	$40.83	-40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥2,004	$15.00	+18.1%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 25.9% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Grand Rapids
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,971	$58.91	+3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,390	$47.50	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,892	$87.02	+38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,264	$130.00	+43.9%
Average			+25.9%

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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: October 2026

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