Cost of living comparison
London is 67.0% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in London instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,146
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥802
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥196
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥133
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,078
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥826
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥309
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥576
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥500
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥230
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥504
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥342
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥347
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥270
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 64.8% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥722
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,457
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,265,377
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,354
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,300
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥170,884
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥101,679
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,041
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tokyo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥93,296
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,577,929
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥630
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥537
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥687
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,024
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,062
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 37.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,595
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,071
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥9,908
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,702
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
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