Cost of living comparison

compared to

Tokyo is 1.0% more expensive than San Jose.

If you lived in Tokyo instead of San Jose, you would:

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pay 44.8% less for restaurants

 
San Jose
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.83
CRC5,442.42
$6.51
¥1,019
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
$5.21
¥815
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.99
CRC1,001.89
$1.12
¥175

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

 
San Jose
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
$1.63
¥256
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.26
CRC2,143.12
$7.01
¥1,097
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
CRC3,634.50
$5.89
¥921

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

 
San Jose
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.49
CRC2,757.75
$4.42
¥692
Monthly public transit pass $38.02
CRC19,107.65
$58.62
¥9,171
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457

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pay 37.2% more for housing

 
San Jose
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
$31.86
¥4,984
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $742.08
CRC372,906.81
$1,120.28
¥175,262
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $463.60
CRC232,967.14
$582.98
¥91,204

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pay 9.5% more for childcare

 
San Jose
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $521.49
CRC262,057.91
$533.29
¥83,431
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
San Jose
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.92
CRC1,464.92
$3.26
¥509
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.69
CRC1,854.94
$3.40
¥532
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
$3.91
¥611

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pay 33.7% less for clothing

 
San Jose
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
$52.60
¥8,229
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
$36.87
¥5,768
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
$63.41
¥9,921

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