Tokyo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Tokyo Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1601
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4144
$5493
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$1547
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$289
$250
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2687
$3419
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
86
😀 Quality of life
100
94
🏙️ Population
14M
2.79M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 35% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2691st and 553rd ($1601 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tokyo compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 1st and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tokyo vs Toronto

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Tokyo Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.82
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$933
$1536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2117
$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1156
$2177
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$52.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.52%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8010
$9765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4489
$7838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.7
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.26
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15685
$20297

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Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1102
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1101
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1120
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1055
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1099
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1065
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1011
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1109
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1087
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1039
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$996
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1044
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1003
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1094
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1083
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1083
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1081
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1028
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1023
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1007
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1008
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1033
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1019
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1022
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1023

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2338
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2233
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2172
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2223
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2101
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2293
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2332
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2000
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1626
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2165
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2010
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1853
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2048
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2374
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1763
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1471
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1881
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1793
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1784
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1836
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1815
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$1960
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1779
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$2028
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$1782
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2033
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2060
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1956
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2074
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1757
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1998
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1835
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2011
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1695
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$1770
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$1783
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$1769