Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 22.6% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 92.9% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
New Zealand
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$16.87
NZ$28.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$8.84
NZ$15.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$2.18
NZ$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$1.87
NZ$3.18
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
New Zealand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$1.80
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$4.27
NZ$7.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$6.85
NZ$11.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$3.75
NZ$6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.11
NZ$1.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.92
NZ$1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$1.31
NZ$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$1.50
NZ$2.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.95
NZ$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.81
NZ$1.38
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
New Zealand
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$6.65
NZ$11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$70.72
NZ$120.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,970.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$16.94
NZ$28.77
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Tokyo
|
New Zealand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$52.92
NZ$89.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$860.75
NZ$1,461.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$721.70
NZ$1,225.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$98.85
NZ$167.88
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$628.34
NZ$1,067.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,988.68
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
New Zealand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$5.88
NZ$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$3.20
NZ$5.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$23.28
NZ$39.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$40.48
NZ$68.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$10.59
NZ$17.99
|
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pay 23.8% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
New Zealand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$65.76
NZ$111.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$42.74
NZ$72.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$98.05
NZ$166.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$111.69
NZ$189.70
|
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