Denver vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
90
99
🏙️ Population
716K
14.3M

The cost of living in Denver is 65% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 444th and 3085th ($2699 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 4th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 160th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Tokyo

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Denver Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$28.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$15495

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033