Cost of Living Comparison Between Nagano and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Nagano and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Nagano is 15% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 32.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nagano is 21.1% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 29.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.98 ¥1,003

$8.53 ¥1,226

-18.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.05 ¥5,035

$47.7 ¥6,852

-26.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.09 ¥587

$5.49 ¥789

-25.50%

Cappuccino

$3.43 ¥493

$3.6 ¥517

-4.72%

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

$1.13 ¥163

$1.21 ¥174

-6.61%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 ¥87.4

$0.88 ¥126

-30.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.03 ¥292

$4.22 ¥606

-51.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.09 ¥301

$5.35 ¥769

-60.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.25 ¥180

$1.57 ¥225

-20.38%

White Bread (500g)

$1.27 ¥183

$1.54 ¥221

-17.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.53 ¥651

$5.39 ¥774

-15.96%

Eggs

$1.57 ¥225

$2.41 ¥346

-34.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.31 ¥1,768

$16.02 ¥2,301

-23.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.33 ¥1,771

$7.96 ¥1,144

54.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.38 ¥2,353

$22.64 ¥3,253

-27.65%

Apples (1kg)

$7.84 ¥1,127

$5.4 ¥776

45.19%

Banana (1kg)

$2.66 ¥383

$2.65 ¥381

0.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.49 ¥645

$5.99 ¥860

-25.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.45 ¥639

$5.97 ¥858

-25.46%

Potato (1kg)

$3.57 ¥513

$3.28 ¥472

8.84%

Onion (1kg)

$3.73 ¥536

$3.5 ¥503

6.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 ¥154

$1.49 ¥215

-28.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 ¥103

$0.87 ¥125

-17.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.41 ¥777

$4.22 ¥606

28.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.53 ¥507

$10.09 ¥1,450

-65.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.58 ¥371

$2.13 ¥306

21.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.5 ¥502

$2.87 ¥412

21.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.42 ¥204

$1.48 ¥212

-4.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$54.8 ¥7,872

$83.5 ¥12K

-34.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.06 ¥439

$3.41 ¥490

-10.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.9 ¥416

$3.01 ¥432

-3.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$21.19 ¥3,044

$26.47 ¥3,802

-19.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ¥173

$1.21 ¥174

-0.83%

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

$24.4K ¥3.5M

$22.8K ¥3.3M

6.93%

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

$17.4K ¥2.5M

$17.2K ¥2.5M

1.40%

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

$82.5 ¥11.8K

$168 ¥24.2K

-50.98%

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

$29.38 ¥4,220

$26.83 ¥3,855

9.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.19 ¥2,469

$33.17 ¥4,764

-48.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.8 ¥8,015

$69.9 ¥10K

-20.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.1 ¥2,025

$20.69 ¥2,972

-31.85%

Cinema Ticket

$11.26 ¥1,617

$13.01 ¥1,870

-13.45%

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

$281 ¥40.3K

$511 ¥73.4K

-45.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.1K ¥1.9M

$15.4K ¥2.2M

-14.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.5 ¥7,830

$61.3 ¥8,802

-11.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30 ¥4,310

$41.69 ¥5,989

-28.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$60.8 ¥8,735

$66.6 ¥9,562

-8.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$96.4 ¥13.8K

$91.2 ¥13.1K

5.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$478 ¥68.7K

$1,121 ¥161K

-57.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$281 ¥40.3K

$606 ¥87.1K

-53.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$880 ¥126.4K

$2,695 ¥387.2K

-67.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$651 ¥93.5K

$1,338 ¥192.3K

-51.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,794 ¥401.4K

$11K ¥1.6M

-74.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,718 ¥246.8K

$5,208 ¥748.2K

-67.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,638 ¥235.4K

$2,525 ¥362.7K

-35.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.72

16.28%

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

Last update for Nagano: October 29, 2025

Last update for Tokyo: October 29, 2025

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