Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 10.2% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
$7.57
¥1,196
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
$5.30
¥837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
$1.29
¥204
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
$0.88
¥139
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$1.58
¥250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$7.12
¥1,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
$5.46
¥863
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$2.04
¥323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$3.81
¥602
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$3.30
¥522
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$1.52
¥240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$3.33
¥526
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$2.26
¥357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$2.29
¥362
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$1.79
¥282
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
$4.77
¥754
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
$75.67
¥11,963
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
$28.75
¥4,546
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Wellington
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
$671.52
¥106,164
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
|
pay 4.3% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
$616.16
¥97,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
$4.16
¥658
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
$3.54
¥560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
$4.54
¥718
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
$72.81
¥11,510
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
$13.62
¥2,153
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
$103.70
¥16,395
|
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