Cost of living comparison

Japan

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United States

Silver Spring vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Silver Spring is 96.2% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Silver Spring
Groceries: pay 45.7% more in Silver Spring
Transportation: pay 27.9% more in Silver Spring
Housing: pay 61.5% more in Silver Spring
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Silver Spring
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.2% more in Silver Spring
Clothing: pay 14.1% more in Silver Spring

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Silver Spring are more expensive than in Tokyo. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Silver Spring.

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Silver Spring vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Silver Spring instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Silver Spring
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,303	$20.00	+149.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥814	$13.00	+159.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥189	$2.91	+150.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥137	$2.50	+196.6%
Average			+164.0%

Tokyo vs. Silver Spring - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.7% more for groceries

	Tokyo	Silver Spring
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥252	$3.78	+143.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,171	$9.18	+27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥928	$3.58	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥379	$5.99	+157.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥572	$6.49	+84.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥386	$3.45	+45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥191	$0.79	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥402	$3.67	+48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥429	$3.67	+38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥232	$1.50	+5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥241	$1.83	+23.7%
Average			+45.7%

Tokyo vs. Silver Spring - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.9% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Silver Spring
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥731	$3.16	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,941	$176.00	+139.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$34,231.99	+53.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,885	$14.58	-51.5%
Average			+27.9%

Tokyo vs. Silver Spring - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.5% more for housing

	Tokyo	Silver Spring
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,433	$65.00	+94.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥174K	$1,945.00	+81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥104K	$1,150.00	+79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,845	$110.88	-9.2%
Average			+61.5%

Tokyo vs. Silver Spring - Cost of housing

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Tokyo	Silver Spring
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥84,421	$2,233.33	+329.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2M	$60,000.00	+296.5%
Average			+313.1%

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pay 47.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Silver Spring
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥651	$6.00	+49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥557	$5.29	+54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥651	$10.00	+149.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥11,077	$33.33	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥2,063	$17.00	+33.9%
Average			+47.2%

Tokyo vs. Silver Spring - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Silver Spring
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥9,233	$46.75	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,576	$36.33	-10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥10,181	$95.00	+51.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,681	$120.00	+32.8%
Average			+14.1%

Tokyo vs. Silver Spring - Cost of clothing

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