Cost of living comparison
Los Angeles is 59.5% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,179
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥825
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥201
|
$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥137
|
$2.29
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥246
|
$4.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,109
|
$6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥850
|
$4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥318
|
$4.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥593
|
$5.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥515
|
$2.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥237
|
$0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥518
|
$1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥352
|
$1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥357
|
$1.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥278
|
$1.04
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥743
|
$5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
$90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
$25,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,479
|
$17.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
$70.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
$2,627.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥104,606
|
$2,023.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
$119.61
|
|
pay 83.1% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
$1,426.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
$22,929.57
|
|
pay 51.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥648
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥552
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥707
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,341
|
$47.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,122
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
$61.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
$40.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
$99.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,154
|
$141.00
|
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