Cost of Living Comparison Between Maebashi and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Maebashi and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Maebashi is 6.3% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 26.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Maebashi is 21.6% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 27.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.78 ¥755

$8.48 ¥1,341

-43.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.11 ¥5,553

$47.65 ¥7,536

-26.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.94 ¥940

$5.64 ¥891

5.32%

Cappuccino

$3.10 ¥490

$3.66 ¥579

-15.30%

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

$0.87 ¥137

$1.25 ¥197

-30.40%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.66 ¥104

$0.91 ¥143

-27.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.42 ¥382

$4.06 ¥642

-40.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 ¥501

$5.52 ¥872

-42.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.40 ¥222

$1.61 ¥255

-13.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 ¥274

$1.52 ¥240

13.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 ¥228

$5.50 ¥870

-73.82%

Eggs

$1.77 ¥280

$2.31 ¥365

-23.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.08 ¥2,701

$15.84 ¥2,506

7.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.02 ¥795

$7.99 ¥1,264

-37.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.27 ¥2,416

$22.96 ¥3,631

-33.49%

Apples (1kg)

$8.81 ¥1,393

$5.25 ¥830

67.81%

Banana (1kg)

$2.87 ¥454

$2.65 ¥419

8.30%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.73 ¥748

$5.97 ¥944

-20.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$9.60 ¥1,518

$5.96 ¥943

61.07%

Potato (1kg)

$3.88 ¥613

$3.32 ¥525

16.87%

Onion (1kg)

$2.61 ¥412

$3.43 ¥543

-23.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 ¥217

$1.50 ¥237

-8.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.50 ¥79.2

$0.93 ¥147

-46.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.50 ¥554

$4.26 ¥673

-17.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.73 ¥1,540

$9.27 ¥1,466

4.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.77 ¥437

$2.10 ¥332

31.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.30 ¥364

$2.99 ¥472

-23.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.59 ¥251

$1.48 ¥235

7.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$55.5 ¥8,775

$83.2 ¥13.2K

-33.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.49 ¥552

$3.51 ¥555

-0.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.87 ¥453

$2.96 ¥468

-3.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.81 ¥5,506

$25.80 ¥4,081

34.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 ¥190

$1.24 ¥196

-3.23%

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

$23.6K ¥3.7M

$23.1K ¥3.7M

2.16%

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

$17.2K ¥2.7M

$17.6K ¥2.8M

-2.06%

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

$140 ¥22.1K

$165 ¥26.1K

-15.22%

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

$27.42 ¥4,336

$25.90 ¥4,097

5.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.81 ¥5,347

$33.78 ¥5,342

0.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.4 ¥8,914

$70.8 ¥11.2K

-20.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.88 ¥2,195

$20.40 ¥3,226

-31.96%

Cinema Ticket

$12.69 ¥2,007

$13.25 ¥2,095

-4.23%

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

$481 ¥76.1K

$497 ¥78.6K

-3.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K ¥1.8M

$15.4K ¥2.4M

-26.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.13 ¥7,295

$61.9 ¥9,796

-25.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 ¥5,138

$40.47 ¥6,400

-19.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$55.8 ¥8,831

$64.7 ¥10.2K

-13.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$92.0 ¥14.6K

$93.1 ¥14.7K

-1.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$474 ¥74.9K

$1,091 ¥172.5K

-56.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$334 ¥52.8K

$608 ¥96.1K

-45.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$856 ¥135.4K

$2,695 ¥426.2K

-68.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$662 ¥104.7K

$1,320 ¥208.7K

-49.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,723 ¥747.0K

$10.3K ¥1.6M

-54.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,061 ¥325.9K

$4,664 ¥737.7K

-55.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,678 ¥265.4K

$2,551 ¥403.5K

-34.23%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.78

1.72

3.49%

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

Last update for Maebashi: January 11, 2026

Last update for Tokyo: January 12, 2026

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