Nagoya vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1141
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$481
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1896
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
2.33M
14.3M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4892nd and 3273rd ($1141 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Ranked 41st vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 865th vs 9th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Tokyo

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Nagoya Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.3
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14392
$17493

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006