Cost of living comparison
Seattle is 70.6% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Seattle instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,158
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥811
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$1.94
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,090
|
$8.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥835
|
$4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$1.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥509
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥273
|
$1.53
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥730
|
$4.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
$28,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,401
|
$18.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
$75.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
$2,459.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,787
|
$1,908.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
$188.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,312
|
$1,690.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
$28,000.00
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥637
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥542
|
$5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥695
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,144
|
$63.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,085
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 37.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
$65.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
$56.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
$99.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,873
|
$129.70
|
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