Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 59.8% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,179
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥825
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥201
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥137
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥246
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,109
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥850
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥318
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥593
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥515
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥237
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥518
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥352
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥357
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥278
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥743
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,479
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Tokyo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥104,606
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 45.3% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥648
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥552
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥707
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,341
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,122
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 47.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,154
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
|
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