Cost of Living Comparison Between Tokyo and Seoul Cost of Living Comparison Between Tokyo and Seoul

🙂 Solo nomad: Tokyo is 4.9% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 0.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tokyo is 7.3% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 6.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.2 ¥1,278

$8.66 ₩12.7K

-5.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$48.31 ¥7,532

$54.9 ₩80.6K

-11.99%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.71 ¥890

$6.53 ₩9,592

-12.56%

Cappuccino

$3.59 ¥560

$3.92 ₩5,757

-8.42%

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

$1.2 ¥188

$1.65 ₩2,423

-27.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.92 ¥144

$0.86 ₩1,256

6.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.11 ¥641

$3.57 ₩5,249

15.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.28 ¥822

$5.83 ₩8,562

-9.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 ¥242

$2.16 ₩3,165

-28.24%

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 ¥245

$3.3 ₩4,843

-52.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$5.55 ¥865

$3.26 ₩4,783

70.25%

Eggs

$2.35 ¥366

$3.12 ₩4,579

-24.68%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.8 ¥2,463

$14.05 ₩20.6K

12.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.83 ¥1,220

$11.04 ₩16.2K

-29.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.4 ¥3,493

$34.08 ₩50.1K

-34.27%

Apples (1kg)

$5.49 ¥857

$7.89 ₩11.6K

-30.42%

Banana (1kg)

$2.66 ¥415

$3.54 ₩5,200

-24.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.01 ¥937

$5.4 ₩7,927

11.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.9 ¥920

$6.67 ₩9,799

-11.54%

Potato (1kg)

$3.28 ¥512

$3.82 ₩5,609

-14.14%

Onion (1kg)

$3.51 ¥548

$2.99 ₩4,394

17.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.48 ¥231

$2.51 ₩3,693

-41.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.94 ¥146

$1.28 ₩1,878

-26.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.19 ¥654

$3.26 ₩4,794

28.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.37 ¥1,461

$19.54 ₩28.7K

-52.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 ¥335

$2.44 ₩3,577

-11.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 ¥454

$3.35 ₩4,916

-13.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.48 ¥231

$1.11 ₩1,631

33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$83.1 ¥13K

$46.88 ₩68.9K

77.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.43 ¥535

$3.58 ₩5,260

-4.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.86 ¥445

$0.56 ₩828

410.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$26.18 ¥4,082

$9.03 ₩13.3K

189.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ¥187

$1.19 ₩1,747

0.84%

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

$23.1K ¥3.6M

$27.6K ₩40.6M

-16.42%

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

$17.2K ¥2.7M

$25.4K ₩37.3M

-32.35%

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

$165 ¥25.7K

$166 ₩243.7K

-0.46%

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

$26.23 ¥4,090

$34.32 ₩50.4K

-23.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.43 ¥5,211

$21.87 ₩32.1K

52.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$69.4 ¥10.8K

$57.5 ₩84.5K

20.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.73 ¥3,231

$23.57 ₩34.6K

-12.05%

Cinema Ticket

$13.11 ¥2,044

$10.94 ₩16.1K

19.84%

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

$506 ¥79K

$417 ₩613.2K

21.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.2K ¥2.4M

$23.9K ₩35.2M

-36.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.5 ¥9,584

$58.3 ₩85.6K

5.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.85 ¥6,369

$47.11 ₩69.2K

-13.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66 ¥10.3K

$79.9 ₩117.3K

-17.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90.6 ¥14.1K

$115 ₩168.8K

-21.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,112 ¥173.3K

$936 ₩1.4M

18.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$612 ¥95.4K

$605 ₩888.4K

1.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,692 ¥419.7K

$2,536 ₩3.7M

6.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,319 ¥205.7K

$1,299 ₩1.9M

1.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.5K ¥1.6M

$21.6K ₩31.7M

-51.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,015 ¥781.9K

$11K ₩16.2M

-54.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,458 ¥383.2K

$3,154 ₩4.6M

-22.07%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.72

4.14

-58.45%

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

Last update for Tokyo: November 25, 2025

Last update for Seoul: November 25, 2025

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