Tokyo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tokyo Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$813
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$1422
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$307
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2429
$3517
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
86
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
14.3M
2.79M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 30% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3273rd and 1059th ($1679 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Tokyo compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9th and 46th 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
$7.52
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.8
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1130
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2080
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10558
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5002
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.3
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17493
$22670

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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

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053