Tokyo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tokyo Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1641
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$803
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1741
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$438
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$287
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2601
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
86
😀 Quality of life
99
94
🏙️ Population
14.3M
2.79M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 36% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3085th and 656th ($1641 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tokyo compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tokyo vs Toronto

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Tokyo Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.38
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.64
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1054
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2732
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1247
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10740
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5460
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.1
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15495
$18156

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Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085