Cost of living comparison
Russia is 45.2% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Russia instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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