Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 21.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,186
|
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥830
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥203
|
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥138
|
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,116
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥856
|
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥320
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥597
|
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥518
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥238
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥521
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥354
|
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥359
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥280
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥747
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,860
|
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,507
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥105,255
|
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
|
pay 73.1% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥96,577
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥652
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥555
|
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥712
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,412
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,135
|
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,254
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
|
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