Cost of Living Comparison Between Mito and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Mito and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Mito is 19% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 25.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mito is 2.4% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 27.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.02 ¥1,110

$8.48 ¥1,341

-17.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.49 ¥6,562

$47.65 ¥7,536

-12.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.64 ¥892

$5.64 ¥891

Cappuccino

$3.03 ¥480

$3.66 ¥579

-17.21%

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

$1.21 ¥192

$1.25 ¥197

-3.20%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.74 ¥117

$0.91 ¥143

-18.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.06 ¥327

$4.06 ¥642

-49.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 ¥496

$5.52 ¥872

-43.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.50 ¥238

$1.61 ¥255

-6.83%

White Bread (500g)

$1.74 ¥275

$1.52 ¥240

14.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.87 ¥771

$5.50 ¥870

-11.45%

Eggs

$2.26 ¥358

$2.31 ¥365

-2.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.25 ¥1,621

$15.84 ¥2,506

-35.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.25 ¥989

$7.99 ¥1,264

-21.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.57 ¥2,462

$22.96 ¥3,631

-32.19%

Apples (1kg)

$5.96 ¥943

$5.25 ¥830

13.52%

Banana (1kg)

$3.18 ¥502

$2.65 ¥419

20.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.93 ¥622

$5.97 ¥944

-34.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.18 ¥977

$5.96 ¥943

3.69%

Potato (1kg)

$3.34 ¥528

$3.32 ¥525

0.60%

Onion (1kg)

$4.41 ¥697

$3.43 ¥543

28.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.33 ¥210

$1.50 ¥237

-11.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 ¥137

$0.93 ¥147

-7.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.17 ¥660

$4.26 ¥673

-2.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.10 ¥1,597

$9.27 ¥1,466

8.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 ¥291

$2.10 ¥332

-12.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 ¥335

$2.99 ¥472

-29.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.66 ¥262

$1.48 ¥235

12.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.2 ¥8,884

$83.2 ¥13.2K

-32.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.57 ¥565

$3.51 ¥555

1.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.95 ¥467

$2.96 ¥468

-0.34%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$22.10 ¥3,496

$25.80 ¥4,081

-14.34%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 ¥189

$1.24 ¥196

-3.23%

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

$23.6K ¥3.7M

$23.1K ¥3.7M

2.05%

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

$18.8K ¥3.0M

$17.6K ¥2.8M

7.16%

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

$146 ¥23.0K

$165 ¥26.1K

-11.65%

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

$27.61 ¥4,367

$25.90 ¥4,097

6.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.26 ¥5,419

$33.78 ¥5,342

1.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.8 ¥8,818

$70.8 ¥11.2K

-21.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.60 ¥2,151

$20.40 ¥3,226

-33.33%

Cinema Ticket

$13.83 ¥2,188

$13.25 ¥2,095

4.38%

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

$277 ¥43.8K

$497 ¥78.6K

-44.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.1K ¥2.2M

$15.4K ¥2.4M

-8.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.13 ¥6,505

$61.9 ¥9,796

-33.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.77 ¥4,708

$40.47 ¥6,400

-26.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.9 ¥9,471

$64.7 ¥10.2K

-7.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$112 ¥17.7K

$93.1 ¥14.7K

20.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$465 ¥73.5K

$1,091 ¥172.5K

-57.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$324 ¥51.2K

$608 ¥96.1K

-46.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$857 ¥135.5K

$2,695 ¥426.2K

-68.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$655 ¥103.6K

$1,320 ¥208.7K

-50.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,073 ¥802.3K

$10.3K ¥1.6M

-50.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,519 ¥398.4K

$4,664 ¥737.7K

-45.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,551 ¥403.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

2.05

1.72

19.19%

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

Last update for Mito: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tokyo: January 12, 2026

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