Cost of Living Comparison Between Ube and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Ube and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Ube is 15.8% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 27.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ube is 18.9% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.07 ¥1,099

$8.38 ¥1,303

-15.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.31 ¥5,493

$47.78 ¥7,431

-26.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.6 ¥871

$5.61 ¥872

-0.18%

Cappuccino

$3.05 ¥475

$3.57 ¥556

-14.57%

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

$1.09 ¥169

$1.2 ¥187

-9.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.8 ¥124

$0.92 ¥143

-13.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ¥329

$4.09 ¥636

-48.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 ¥490

$5.43 ¥844

-41.99%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 ¥248

$1.62 ¥252

-1.85%

White Bread (500g)

$1.6 ¥250

$1.53 ¥238

4.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.86 ¥757

$5.61 ¥872

-13.37%

Eggs

$2.19 ¥340

$2.35 ¥366

-6.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.1 ¥1,571

$16.11 ¥2,507

-37.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.38 ¥992

$8.15 ¥1,268

-21.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.51 ¥2,412

$22.85 ¥3,554

-32.12%

Apples (1kg)

$5.38 ¥837

$5.53 ¥860

-2.71%

Banana (1kg)

$2.64 ¥410

$2.65 ¥412

-0.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.97 ¥618

$5.94 ¥923

-33.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.6 ¥715

$6.12 ¥952

-24.84%

Potato (1kg)

$3.2 ¥498

$3.18 ¥495

0.63%

Onion (1kg)

$2.57 ¥400

$3.47 ¥539

-25.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.38 ¥214

$1.48 ¥230

-6.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 ¥134

$0.95 ¥148

-9.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 ¥661

$4.23 ¥657

0.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.5 ¥1,012

$9.42 ¥1,465

-31.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.97 ¥306

$2.07 ¥322

-4.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.34 ¥365

$2.96 ¥461

-20.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.65 ¥256

$1.42 ¥221

16.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$55 ¥8,547

$83.2 ¥12.9K

-33.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.56 ¥554

$3.53 ¥548

0.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.98 ¥464

$2.92 ¥455

2.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$21.04 ¥3,273

$25.83 ¥4,018

-18.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ¥186

$1.2 ¥187

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

$23.6K ¥3.7M

$23.3K ¥3.6M

1.18%

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

$16.8K ¥2.6M

$16.9K ¥2.6M

-0.70%

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

$140 ¥21.7K

$166 ¥25.8K

-15.79%

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

$26.65 ¥4,146

$26.11 ¥4,061

2.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.96 ¥5,282

$33.77 ¥5,253

0.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.8 ¥8,994

$69.8 ¥10.9K

-17.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.64 ¥2,122

$20.62 ¥3,207

-33.85%

Cinema Ticket

$13.03 ¥2,026

$13.25 ¥2,061

-1.66%

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

$284 ¥44.2K

$511 ¥79.5K

-44.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.2K ¥2M

$15.4K ¥2.4M

-14.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.87 ¥6,669

$60.4 ¥9,400

-29.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.64 ¥4,610

$41.19 ¥6,406

-28.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$58.9 ¥9,154

$64.6 ¥10K

-8.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93 ¥14.5K

$92 ¥14.3K

1.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$476 ¥74K

$1,120 ¥174.1K

-57.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$331 ¥51.4K

$607 ¥94.4K

-45.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$850 ¥132.2K

$2,689 ¥418.2K

-68.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$650 ¥101.1K

$1,333 ¥207.4K

-51.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,855 ¥444K

$11.2K ¥1.7M

-74.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,864 ¥289.9K

$4,928 ¥766.6K

-62.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,495 ¥388.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.81

1.72

5.23%

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

Last update for Ube: December 1, 2025

Last update for Tokyo: November 30, 2025

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