Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 20.6% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 66.0% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,146
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥802
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥196
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥133
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,078
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥826
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥309
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥576
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥500
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥230
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥504
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥342
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥347
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥270
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥722
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,457
|
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,265,377
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,354
|
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,300
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥170,884
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥101,679
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,041
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥93,296
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,577,929
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥630
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥537
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥687
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,024
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,062
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,595
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,071
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥9,908
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,702
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
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