Cost of Living Comparison Between Cheltenham and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Cheltenham and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Cheltenham is 5.2% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 27.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cheltenham is 9% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 17.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.47 £15.29

$8.48 ¥1,341

141.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.5 £61.6

$47.65 ¥7,536

73.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.91 £8.15

$5.64 ¥891

93.44%

Cappuccino

$4.71 £3.52

$3.66 ¥579

28.69%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 £1.46

$1.25 ¥197

56.80%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 £1.04

$0.91 ¥143

52.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.29 £3.95

$4.06 ¥642

30.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.65 £4.97

$5.52 ¥872

20.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 £1.13

$1.61 ¥255

-5.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 £0.56

$1.52 ¥240

-50.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.06 £1.54

$5.50 ¥870

-62.55%

Eggs

$4.52 £3.37

$2.31 ¥365

95.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.87 £3.64

$15.84 ¥2,506

-69.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.09 £5.29

$7.99 ¥1,264

-11.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.77 £11.78

$22.96 ¥3,631

-31.32%

Apples (1kg)

$2.02 £1.51

$5.25 ¥830

-61.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 £1.34

$2.65 ¥419

-32.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.02 £1.51

$5.97 ¥944

-66.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.51 £2.62

$5.96 ¥943

-41.11%

Potato (1kg)

$1.39 £1.04

$3.32 ¥525

-58.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.84 £1.37

$3.43 ¥543

-46.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 £0.78

$1.50 ¥237

-30.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 £1.15

$0.93 ¥147

66.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.12 £12.78

$4.26 ¥673

301.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.35 £6.98

$9.27 ¥1,466

0.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 £1.46

$2.10 ¥332

-6.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 £1.41

$2.99 ¥472

-36.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.50 £2.61

$1.48 ¥235

136.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.3 £42.08

$83.2 ¥13.2K

-32.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.04 £3.02

$3.51 ¥555

15.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.44 £1.07

$2.96 ¥468

-51.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$25.96 £19.40

$25.80 ¥4,081

0.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 £1.46

$1.24 ¥196

57.26%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$39.0K £29.2K

$23.1K ¥3.7M

69.02%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$41.9K £31.3K

$17.6K ¥2.8M

138.48%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$255 £190

$165 ¥26.1K

54.71%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$15.56 £11.62

$25.90 ¥4,097

-39.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.06 £32.17

$33.78 ¥5,342

27.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.17 £32.99

$70.8 ¥11.2K

-37.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.75 £17.74

$20.40 ¥3,226

16.42%

Cinema Ticket

$13.46 £10.06

$13.25 ¥2,095

1.58%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,388 £1,036

$497 ¥78.6K

179.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.9K £10.4K

$15.4K ¥2.4M

-9.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$113 £84.2

$61.9 ¥9,796

82.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.47 £27.24

$40.47 ¥6,400

-9.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 £81.4

$64.7 ¥10.2K

68.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$96.5 £72.1

$93.1 ¥14.7K

3.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,186 £886

$1,091 ¥172.5K

8.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$936 £699

$608 ¥96.1K

54.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,229 £1,665

$2,695 ¥426.2K

-17.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,634 £1,220

$1,320 ¥208.7K

23.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,767 £4,308

$10.3K ¥1.6M

-44.24%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,859 £4,377

$4,664 ¥737.7K

25.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,915 £2,924

$2,551 ¥403.5K

53.45%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.79

1.72

236.63%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cheltenham: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tokyo: January 12, 2026

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