Cost of Living in Tokyo

Summary of cost of living in Tokyo, Japan:

A family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,010.3€ (451,045.8¥) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person estimated monthly costs are 850.5€ (127,429.4¥) without rent.
Tokyo is 38.7% less expensive than New York (without rent, see our cost of living index).
Rent in Tokyo is, on average, 71.4% lower than in New York.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	6.67 €	3.34-12.01
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	40.04 €	27.91-111.64
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	4.67 €	4.00-5.34
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	3.34 €	2.00-6.67
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	4.00 €	2.67-6.67
Cappuccino (regular)	3.02 €	1.33-5.11
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	1.07 €	0.80-2.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	0.77 €	0.67-1.33
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	4.85 €	3.54-6.01
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	1.16 €	0.65-1.82
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.09 €	0.76-1.82
Eggs (regular) (12)	1.84 €	0.86-2.56
Local Cheese (1 lb)	4.90 €	2.33-15.14
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	3.16 €	1.48-5.60
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	8.03 €	3.03-21.19
Apples (1 lb)	2.68 €	0.91-4.54
Banana (1 lb)	1.32 €	0.67-3.18
Oranges (1 lb)	2.44 €	0.91-6.05
Tomato (1 lb)	1.93 €	0.91-3.18
Potato (1 lb)	1.71 €	0.70-3.03
Onion (1 lb)	1.39 €	0.54-3.03
Lettuce (1 head)	1.23 €	0.67-2.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.80 €	0.56-1.33
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	8.01 €	3.34-13.35
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	1.89 €	1.33-2.88
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	2.65 €	1.67-4.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	3.87 €	3.20-5.34
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	1.00 €	0.93-1.67
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	36.71 €	30.03-133.48
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.34 €	2.80-4.40
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	4.51 €	3.68-6.44
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	22.99 €	12.01-28.03
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.03 €	3.81-4.29
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	16,684.94 €	14,015.35-20,021.93
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	15,258.17 €	13,347.95-16,684.94
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	162.97 €	87.28-307.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.21 €	0.05-0.40
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	30.59 €	21.36-40.04
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	57.26 €	26.56-83.42
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	17.94 €	9.34-29.37
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	12.01 €	10.01-13.35
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	454.85 €	233.59-900.99
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	15,129.07 €	8,676.17-26,562.43
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	36.53 €	16.02-80.09
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	30.71 €	16.28-53.39
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	51.63 €	30.03-80.09
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	62.50 €	36.04-133.48
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	949.63 €	593.98-1,508.32
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	561.61 €	353.72-900.99
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	2,173.95 €	1,334.80-3,437.10
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,114.18 €	734.14-1,668.49
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	713.20 €	465.02-1,054.05
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	405.86 €	192.21-930.04
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	2,383.67 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	1.21	0.80-1.90

Prices in Tokyo

This city had 2187 entries in the past 12 months by 267 different contributors.
Last update: June 2023

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12 Comments so far

Anonymous on Apr 03, 2023:

Currently Japan has 110 million people very few babies born over the last 20 years plus.Within 10 to 15 years Japan will no longer exist.Japan had the same one child policy as china but so much time has passed rejuvenation of the population in both countries spells extinction but in all fairness every country globally are facing the same thing.

Cute on Mar 19, 2023:

Its a great country with its fair share of ups and downs but compared to america its soooo much better

Tina on Jan 21, 2023:

Rent should really include the move in costs. Those are around 6x the cost of rent, so it’s mostly the illusion of a cheaper rent happening here…

Anonymous on Mar 02, 2021:

I've never been interested in visiting Japan or anywhere else in Asia including anywhere in Europe. I normally go where I'm treated best like where I'm from the U S.I've been contacted numerous times at the company I work for by numerous large companies in Asia for my IT tech expertise and I didn't contact any of them prirorly.People will be people no matter where they live worldwide but I've never been interested in the other side.

CarMarshmelo on Feb 24, 2021:

I didnt realise but when i went to japan, i could easily make my rounds at the love hotels.

Anonymous on Feb 13, 2021:

Not like you're going to Japan soon anyways, place is going to be closed all of 2021 due to covid

Fatima on Jun 11, 2020:

Hi, I recently wrote an article about it my blog chasingfatima.com Please check it out if you are interested. It is possible to rent a 2LDK unit for less than 120,000 yen. Our rent is below that and we live in Meguro-ku. It is about 10min away from the train station, close to 2 big local grocery stores, and a bonus that it is near a major highway.

C on Jun 08, 2020:

I'm paying almost 200k for rent near city centre. No way you can find an apartment for less than 100k that's within a reasonable age and distance in Tokyo!

Anonymous on Feb 24, 2020:

The biggest expense is rent. If you want to rent an apartment of more than 20 square meters, it costs about 100,000 yen per month. With the salary level of most recent graduates in Japan, they can only rent an apartment of less than 20 square meters. If you live alone, I think it's very difficult to rent an apartment for less than 50,000 yen per month in downtown Tokyo. I once rented an apartment of less than 10 square meters with no Windows and Shared bathroom and kitchen with others, even though the rent was 40,000 yen per month.

The cost of food is relatively cheap. If you only cook for yourself, you spend about 30,000 or 40,000 yen per month.

GaijinStudent on Oct 02, 2019:

Hi, I'm planning to go study at a University in Japan and live with my girlfriend by renting an Apartment with: One Bedroom, Kitchen, Bathroom, 1 Living room. Can someone please give me a list with all the expenses/fees for the place we're going to have to pay on average for the first and second month? Thanks.

Pranav on Sep 24, 2019:

I have been offered 15M annual salary and i have a family of 3. would this amount be enough to live in Tokyo?

Anonymous on Jun 19, 2019:

A 500 ml local draft beer is more like 750 yen ($7 usd) cheapest . Some bars only give you 300 ml for this price.

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