Cost of Living Comparison Between Toyama and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Toyama and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Toyama is 14.5% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 28.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Toyama is 34.3% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 33.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.43 ¥780

$8.53 ¥1,226

-36.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.16 ¥6,057

$47.7 ¥6,852

-11.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.25 ¥611

$5.49 ¥789

-22.59%

Cappuccino

$3.16 ¥454

$3.6 ¥517

-12.22%

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

$0.71 ¥102

$1.21 ¥174

-41.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.6 ¥86.2

$0.88 ¥126

-31.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.09 ¥301

$4.22 ¥606

-50.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 ¥297

$5.35 ¥769

-61.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 ¥178

$1.57 ¥225

-21.02%

White Bread (500g)

$0.81 ¥116

$1.54 ¥221

-47.40%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.81 ¥690

$5.39 ¥774

-10.76%

Eggs

$2.22 ¥319

$2.41 ¥346

-7.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.07 ¥873

$16.02 ¥2,301

-62.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.49 ¥501

$7.96 ¥1,144

-56.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.29 ¥2,196

$22.64 ¥3,253

-32.46%

Apples (1kg)

$5.94 ¥853

$5.4 ¥776

10.00%

Banana (1kg)

$3.1 ¥445

$2.65 ¥381

16.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.07 ¥585

$5.99 ¥860

-32.05%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.98 ¥858

$5.97 ¥858

0.17%

Potato (1kg)

$3.27 ¥470

$3.28 ¥472

-0.30%

Onion (1kg)

$4.36 ¥626

$3.5 ¥503

24.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.4 ¥201

$1.49 ¥215

-6.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 ¥96.3

$0.87 ¥125

-22.99%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 ¥611

$4.22 ¥606

0.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.74 ¥969

$10.09 ¥1,450

-33.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.76 ¥252

$2.13 ¥306

-17.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 ¥295

$2.87 ¥412

-28.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.39 ¥199

$1.48 ¥212

-6.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56 ¥8,039

$83.5 ¥12K

-32.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.38 ¥486

$3.41 ¥490

-0.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.42 ¥492

$3.01 ¥432

13.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$22.01 ¥3,162

$26.47 ¥3,802

-16.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ¥167

$1.21 ¥174

-3.31%

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

$23.4K ¥3.4M

$22.8K ¥3.3M

2.82%

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

$18.3K ¥2.6M

$17.2K ¥2.5M

6.41%

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

$141 ¥20.3K

$168 ¥24.2K

-16.10%

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

$27.92 ¥4,012

$26.83 ¥3,855

4.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.38 ¥4,795

$33.17 ¥4,764

0.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.51 ¥5,963

$69.9 ¥10K

-40.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.91 ¥1,998

$20.69 ¥2,972

-32.77%

Cinema Ticket

$12.67 ¥1,820

$13.01 ¥1,870

-2.61%

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

$140 ¥20.2K

$511 ¥73.4K

-72.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.6K ¥2M

$15.4K ¥2.2M

-11.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.31 ¥6,078

$61.3 ¥8,802

-30.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.2 ¥4,195

$41.69 ¥5,989

-29.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.1 ¥8,775

$66.6 ¥9,562

-8.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$113 ¥16.2K

$91.2 ¥13.1K

23.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$263 ¥37.8K

$1,121 ¥161K

-76.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$340 ¥48.9K

$606 ¥87.1K

-43.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$680 ¥97.7K

$2,695 ¥387.2K

-74.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$670 ¥96.3K

$1,338 ¥192.3K

-49.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,082 ¥442.7K

$11K ¥1.6M

-72.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,026 ¥291.1K

$5,208 ¥748.2K

-61.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,371 ¥196.9K

$2,525 ¥362.7K

-45.71%

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 Toyama: October 26, 2025

Last update for Tokyo: October 29, 2025

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