Cost of living comparison
London is 2.2 times more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in London instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,060
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥827
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥184
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥123
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥278
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,283
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥927
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥345
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥519
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥381
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥182
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥416
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥353
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥204
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥199
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Tokyo
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥690
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥8,146
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,454,797
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥4,073
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
London
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥5,034
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥163,012
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥94,090
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥21,336
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Tokyo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥78,203
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,343,879
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
London
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥517
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥531
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥620
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,949
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,964
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 66.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,696
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,820
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,914
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,822
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
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