Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 5.4% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩11,309
|
$6.51
¥1,001
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,739
|
$5.21
¥801
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,278
|
$1.12
¥172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,207
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,443
|
$1.63
¥251
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,365
|
$7.01
¥1,078
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,567
|
$5.89
¥905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,390
|
$2.09
¥321
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,799
|
$3.26
¥502
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,734
|
$2.38
¥366
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,224
|
$1.06
¥164
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,504
|
$2.65
¥407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,854
|
$2.42
¥372
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,484
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,991
|
$1.26
¥194
|
|
pay 64.1% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,586
|
$4.42
¥680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩63,741
|
$58.62
¥9,012
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩38,790,260
|
$21,767.76
¥3,346,467
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,514
|
$27.88
¥4,286
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,973
|
$31.86
¥4,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,267,759
|
$1,120.28
¥172,226
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩704,144
|
$582.98
¥89,624
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩191,421
|
$134.03
¥20,606
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩553,338
|
$533.29
¥81,986
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,832,838
|
$14,506.96
¥2,230,227
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,140
|
$3.26
¥501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,171
|
$3.40
¥523
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,626
|
$3.91
¥601
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩77,125
|
$67.16
¥10,324
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,421
|
$12.38
¥1,903
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩84,875
|
$52.60
¥8,086
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩66,956
|
$36.87
¥5,668
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩124,444
|
$63.41
¥9,749
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩179,274
|
$82.89
¥12,743
|
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