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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nagano is 24.4% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 32.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nagano is 18.5% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 28% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.96 ¥1,105

$8.43 ¥1,337

-17.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.03 ¥5,400

$47.99 ¥7,614

-29.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.01 ¥636

$5.64 ¥895

-28.90%

Cappuccino

$3.55 ¥563

$3.59 ¥570

-1.11%

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

$1.09 ¥173

$1.26 ¥200

-13.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 ¥94.0

$0.92 ¥146

-35.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ¥336

$4.21 ¥668

-49.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 ¥328

$5.34 ¥847

-61.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.25 ¥198

$1.56 ¥247

-19.87%

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 ¥194

$1.53 ¥242

-20.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.77 ¥757

$5.39 ¥855

-11.50%

Eggs

$1.57 ¥249

$2.40 ¥381

-34.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.30 ¥1,951

$16.04 ¥2,545

-23.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.33 ¥1,957

$7.84 ¥1,244

57.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.57 ¥2,629

$23.04 ¥3,656

-28.08%

Apples (1kg)

$7.57 ¥1,201

$5.32 ¥844

42.29%

Banana (1kg)

$2.58 ¥410

$2.65 ¥421

-2.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.48 ¥711

$5.98 ¥948

-25.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.69 ¥743

$5.90 ¥937

-20.51%

Potato (1kg)

$3.53 ¥560

$3.18 ¥504

11.01%

Onion (1kg)

$3.59 ¥570

$3.40 ¥539

5.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ¥162

$1.48 ¥235

-31.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 ¥105

$0.94 ¥150

-29.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.52 ¥876

$4.06 ¥644

35.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.67 ¥1,535

$9.23 ¥1,464

4.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.58 ¥409

$2.12 ¥337

21.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.40 ¥539

$2.91 ¥461

16.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.44 ¥229

$1.41 ¥224

2.13%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$54.6 ¥8,655

$84.1 ¥13.3K

-35.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ¥493

$3.37 ¥534

-7.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.96 ¥470

$3.03 ¥480

-2.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$21.00 ¥3,333

$25.85 ¥4,102

-18.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ¥189

$1.20 ¥190

-0.83%

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

$24.6K ¥3.9M

$23.6K ¥3.7M

4.29%

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

$17.5K ¥2.8M

$17.4K ¥2.8M

0.31%

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

$84.2 ¥13.4K

$166 ¥26.3K

-49.17%

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

$28.99 ¥4,600

$25.89 ¥4,107

11.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.11 ¥2,714

$33.20 ¥5,268

-48.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.1 ¥8,902

$69.7 ¥11.1K

-19.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.74 ¥2,180

$20.71 ¥3,287

-33.66%

Cinema Ticket

$11.34 ¥1,799

$13.42 ¥2,129

-15.50%

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

$279 ¥44.3K

$502 ¥79.7K

-44.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.4K ¥2.1M

$15.6K ¥2.5M

-13.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.12 ¥7,000

$61.9 ¥9,818

-28.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.13 ¥4,622

$40.38 ¥6,407

-27.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$60.5 ¥9,603

$66.3 ¥10.5K

-8.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.8 ¥15.2K

$90.5 ¥14.4K

5.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$478 ¥75.8K

$1,124 ¥178.3K

-57.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$281 ¥44.7K

$595 ¥94.4K

-52.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$877 ¥139.1K

$2,599 ¥412.3K

-66.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$661 ¥104.9K

$1,335 ¥211.8K

-50.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.2K ¥2.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,548 ¥880.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,112 ¥176.4K

$2,666 ¥422.9K

-58.30%

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: April 14, 2026

Last update for Tokyo: April 11, 2026

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