New York City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$813
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1422
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$2429
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	8.8M	14.3M

The cost of living in New York City is 150% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4th and 3273rd ($4202 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 15th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tokyo

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	New York City	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.71
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$17493

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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