Cost of Living Comparison Between Tokyo and Shanghai Cost of Living Comparison Between Tokyo and Shanghai

😐 Solo nomad: Tokyo is 35.4% more expensive than Shanghai without rent, and 29.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Tokyo is 37.2% more expensive than Shanghai without rent, and 27% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.28 ¥1,190

$4.89 ¥35.07

69.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.23 ¥7,072

$35.85 ¥257

37.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.53 ¥794

$5.64 ¥40.42

-1.95%

Cappuccino

$3.53 ¥507

$3.41 ¥24.44

3.52%

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

$1.26 ¥181

$0.59 ¥4.2

113.56%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 ¥131

$0.33 ¥2.4

175.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.1 ¥589

$1.42 ¥10.16

188.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.33 ¥765

$2.73 ¥19.56

95.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 ¥233

$2.09 ¥14.96

-22.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 ¥225

$1.85 ¥13.27

-15.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$5.6 ¥804

$1.11 ¥7.95

404.50%

Eggs

$2.44 ¥350

$1.69 ¥12.14

44.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.14 ¥2,319

$15.22 ¥109

6.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.09 ¥1,161

$3.09 ¥22.14

161.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$23.1 ¥3,319

$10.97 ¥78.7

110.57%

Apples (1kg)

$5.45 ¥782

$2.38 ¥17.08

128.99%

Banana (1kg)

$2.54 ¥365

$1.68 ¥12.09

51.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.77 ¥828

$1.8 ¥12.88

220.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.79 ¥831

$1.5 ¥10.76

286.00%

Potato (1kg)

$3.31 ¥476

$0.86 ¥6.17

284.88%

Onion (1kg)

$3.5 ¥502

$1.17 ¥8.39

199.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.44 ¥207

$0.67 ¥4.8

114.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 ¥125

$0.57 ¥4.06

52.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 ¥594

$2.72 ¥19.49

51.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.99 ¥1,148

$11.69 ¥83.9

-31.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 ¥311

$0.79 ¥5.68

174.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 ¥432

$1.58 ¥11.33

90.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.42 ¥204

$0.41 ¥2.92

246.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$83.6 ¥12K

$35.02 ¥251

138.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.5 ¥502

$2.22 ¥15.91

57.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.02 ¥434

$0.37 ¥2.68

716.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$26.74 ¥3,841

$8.43 ¥60.4

217.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 ¥182

$1.09 ¥7.84

16.51%

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

$23.1K ¥3.3M

$19.6K ¥140.6K

17.64%

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

$17.1K ¥2.5M

$18.1K ¥130.2K

-5.62%

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

$168 ¥24.1K

$52 ¥373

222.97%

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

$26.85 ¥3,857

$8.91 ¥63.9

201.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.93 ¥4,731

$13.94 ¥100

136.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$70.3 ¥10.1K

$46.6 ¥334

50.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.82 ¥2,991

$19.75 ¥142

5.42%

Cinema Ticket

$12.94 ¥1,859

$8.4 ¥60.3

54.05%

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

$506 ¥72.7K

$1,306 ¥9,365

-61.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ¥2.3M

$31K ¥222.7K

-49.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.1 ¥8,922

$59.4 ¥426

4.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.04 ¥5,896

$37.41 ¥268

9.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.1 ¥9,499

$77.9 ¥559

-15.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$91.4 ¥13.1K

$98.3 ¥705

-7.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,113 ¥160K

$952 ¥6,826

17.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$599 ¥86.1K

$572 ¥4,101

4.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,616 ¥375.8K

$2,503 ¥18K

4.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,316 ¥189K

$1,178 ¥8,447

11.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.1K ¥1.5M

$14.9K ¥106.7K

-31.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,202 ¥747.2K

$7,858 ¥56.4K

-33.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,610 ¥374.9K

$1,509 ¥10.8K

72.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.72

3.58

-51.96%

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

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