Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 50.1% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 98.2% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
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