Cost of living comparison
India is 67.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in India instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,186
|
$2.24
₹186.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥830
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥203
|
$0.41
₹34.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥138
|
$0.19
₹15.48
|
|
pay 75.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,116
|
$2.51
₹209.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥856
|
$2.48
₹206.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥320
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥597
|
$1.36
₹113.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥518
|
$0.83
₹69.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥238
|
$0.28
₹23.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥521
|
$0.44
₹36.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥354
|
$0.22
₹18.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥359
|
$0.16
₹13.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥280
|
$0.19
₹15.77
|
|
pay 54.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥747
|
$4.78
₹399.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,860
|
$8.38
₹699.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,507
|
$2.70
₹225.16
|
|
pay 83.3% less for housing
Tokyo
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥105,255
|
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
|
pay 92.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥96,577
|
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥652
|
$1.88
₹157.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥555
|
$1.40
₹117.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥712
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,412
|
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,135
|
$2.94
₹245.21
|
|
pay 47.4% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
India
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,254
|
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
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