Cost of living in Tokyo 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Tokyo, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
44.3
56% cheaper than New York
TokyoUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 201,500 JPY $1,249
1-bed apartment, outside centre 104,368 JPY $647
3-bed apartment, centre 373,118 JPY $2,313
Room in shared flat 52,184 JPY $324
Buy price per m2 1,700,695 JPY $10,544
Living cost excl. rent 150,992 JPY $936
Typical net salary 390,158 JPY $2,419
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.