Key West vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Key West is 76.2% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Key West
Groceries
pay 22.5% more in Key West
Transportation
pay 12.9% more in Key West
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Key West
Childcare
pay 3.8% less in Key West
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.1% more in Key West
Clothing
pay 3.2% more in Key West

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Key West are more expensive than in Tokyo. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Key West.

Key West vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Key West instead of Tokyo, you would:

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Tokyo
Key West
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.59
¥1,196
$22.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.06
¥798
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.64
¥258
$2.30
 

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

 
Tokyo
Key West
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
¥269
$3.67
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.29
¥834
$5.73
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.75
¥906
$3.88
 

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pay 12.9% more for transportation

 
Tokyo
Key West
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.08
¥643
$3.35
 
Monthly public transit pass $63.27
¥9,969
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,725.38
¥3M
$36,928.80
 

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Tokyo
Key West
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.33
¥4,780
$73.80
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,280.34
¥202K
$3,413.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $692.48
¥109K
$3,413.33
 

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pay 3.8% less for childcare

 
Tokyo
Key West
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,341.43
¥211K
$1,081.25
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,252.10
¥3M
$20,966.67
 

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pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tokyo
Key West
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.80
¥598
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.56
¥562
$4.60
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
¥618
$8.00
 

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

 
Tokyo
Key West
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.50
¥8,746
$47.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.95
¥5,192
$41.75
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.04
¥10,250
$71.25
 

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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