Cost of living comparison

Japan

compared to

Canada

Vancouver vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Vancouver is 47.6% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Vancouver
Groceries: pay 13.7% more in Vancouver
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Vancouver
Housing: pay 61.5% more in Vancouver
Childcare: pay 77.5% more in Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.2% more in Vancouver
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in Vancouver

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

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Vancouver vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vancouver instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,303	$17.93 CA$25.15	+123.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥814	$10.76 CA$15.09	+114.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥189	$2.10 CA$2.95	+81.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥137	$1.71 CA$2.40	+103.0%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

	Tokyo	Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥252	$2.97 CA$4.16	+91.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,171	$6.29 CA$8.83	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥928	$7.93 CA$11.12	+38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥379	$4.07 CA$5.71	+74.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥572	$6.40 CA$8.98	+81.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥386	$1.82 CA$2.55	-23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥191	$0.65 CA$0.91	-44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥402	$1.90 CA$2.66	-23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥429	$2.06 CA$2.89	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥232	$1.41 CA$1.98	-1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥241	$1.37 CA$1.92	-7.6%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥731	$4.70 CA$6.59	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,941	$87.86 CA$123.25	+19.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$24,369.83 CA$34,184.78	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,885	$15.23 CA$21.37	-49.3%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 61.5% more for housing

	Tokyo	Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,433	$57.51 CA$80.68	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥174K	$1,931.10 CA$2,708.84	+80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥104K	$1,574.05 CA$2,208.00	+145.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,845	$59.58 CA$83.58	-51.2%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 77.5% more for childcare

	Tokyo	Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥84,421	$1,164.74 CA$1,633.84	+124.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2M	$19,795.38 CA$27,767.96	+30.8%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥651	$5.74 CA$8.05	+43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥557	$3.92 CA$5.50	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥651	$15.06 CA$21.13	+275.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥11,077	$42.54 CA$59.67	-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥2,063	$11.48 CA$16.10	-9.6%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥9,233	$61.34 CA$86.04	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,576	$42.77 CA$60.00	+5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥10,181	$93.01 CA$130.47	+48.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,681	$113.94 CA$159.83	+26.1%
Average			+22.0%

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