Cost of Living in Tokyo

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1556
$4005
🛋️ Without rent
$796
$2468
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$760
$1537
🍽️ Food
$426
$1143
🚐 Transport
$269
$741
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2885
😀 Quality of life
100
🏙️ Population
14M

The average cost of living in Tokyo is $1556, which is in the top 35% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 3238th out of 9294 in our global list and 3rd out of 907 in Japan.

The median after-tax salary is $2885, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months. Ranked 1st (TOP 0.1%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Japan. With an estimated population of 14M, Tokyo is the 1st largest city in Japan.

✈️ Closest airport 15 km Chofu Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.2 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 20 University of Tokyo
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Prices in Tokyo

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15051

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