"Cost of Living" where you can compare cheap or expensive living expenses of cities where you live with cities around the world

A service that can investigate the difference in living expenses in all cities around the world simply by entering the city name is "Cost of Living"is. Using Cost of Living, I actually tried to examine the difference in living expenses between Tokyo, New York, London, Paris, Copenhagen, Mountain View, Beijing and others.

Cost of Living
http://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living

When opening the above URL, two input boxes are displayed. By default, "Tokyo" has already been entered in the box below.


Enter "New York City" in the upper box and click "Go" ......


The difference in living expenses in New York compared with Tokyo, six items and the change rate by the total was displayed. The six items are "food expenses", "residential expenses", "clothing expenses" "transportation expenses" "expenses for care of personal belongings", "entertainment expenses" from the top, and New York offers food, housing, transportation and entertainment expenses The result is higher than Tokyo. Also, if you click the icon on the left side of each item ......


It displays the detail of item change rate. Food expenses are "food in business area", "set similar to Big Mac set of fast food store" "500 g of chicken without boneless breast", "1 liter of milk" "12 pieces of L size eggs" "1 kilogram of tomatoes" " Cheese 500 g "" Apple 1 kg "" Potato 2 kg "" Domestic beer 500 ml "" Wine 1 pc "" Coca-Cola 2 L "" Bread for two people a day ". The distinct difference is a meal in the business area, compared to 1766 yen in New York, Tokyo is 864 yen. However, in potatoes 2 kg, New York is 436 yen, Tokyo is 731 yen.


This is the details of "Residence". From the top, "Rent for 85 square meters of furnished property in the high-class residential area" "Water utility cost when two people live in 85 square meters of property" "8 Mb internet line" "40 inch flat screen TV" "famous Manufacturer's microwave "" Laundry detergent "" House cleaning 1 hour "has become. Electric appliances such as flat-screen TVs and microwave ovens are higher in Tokyo than in New York, but the washing detergent in Tokyo is 504 yen, while New York costs 1115 yen.


Clothing expenses are as follows. Items are "Top 1 jeans equivalent to Levis 501", "Brand summer dresses such as Zara and H & M", "sneakers such as Nike and Adidas" "leather shoes". Although overwhelming difference can not be confirmed in each item, shoes such as sneakers and leather shoes are higher in New York than in Tokyo.


The comparison items of transportation expenses are "New car equivalent to Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI" "Gasoline 1 L" "Regular for public transportation 1 month" "Weekday charge for 8 km section by taxi". In New York and Tokyo, New York is higher than Tokyo only for the regular period of one month of public transportation.


Items included in "Expenses related to personal care" include "cold medicine 6 days", "1 tampon entering box", "antiperspirant 1", "shampoo 1", "toilet paper 4" "toothpaste 1 "and" Hair cut for men ". The price of toothpaste in New York is higher than Tokyo.


Items of entertainment expenses which is the last item are "Food and beverage expenses for two in a pub", "Two people for a movie theater", "Two tickets for a theater performing a musical or the like" "An Italian restaurant with wine and dessert Two meals "," One cocktail at the club "" One cup of cappuccino "" One cup of pubs "" iPod nano 16GB "" One minute call charges of mobile phones "" One month sports gym member in the business area " It is "Marlboro 1 box". The overwhelming difference came from the price of a Marlboro box, while Tokyo is 444 yen, while New York is 1260 yen.


Next, when comparing London and Tokyo, London is higher in all items except "expenses for personal care". Especially the difference is remarkable "transportation expenses", London is about twice that of Tokyo.


Confirming the details of "transportation expenses", the regular price for one month of public transportation is 9749 yen in Tokyo, while London is more than twice the 21 thousand yen. The price of cars and gasoline is also higher in London than in Tokyo.


However, "cost of care for personal belongings" is higher in Tokyo than in London in almost all items.


Mountain view of the United States which is the representative of Silicon Valley where many IT companies gather and also has its headquarters in Google. Although there is no big difference between Mountain View and Tokyo throughout, mountain view is 30% cheaper than Tokyo from Tokyo.


The difference in living expenses between Paris and Tokyo is as follows. Apart from "Cost of care for personal belongings", Paris is higher than Tokyo.


Looking at the difference in living expenses between the German capital city Berlin and Tokyo, Berlin is considerably cheaper than Tokyo in terms of "residential expenses", "costs associated with personal care", "entertainment expenses", and only for residence expenses When watching, Berlin is 46% lower price than Tokyo.


Excellent at the "World's Most Livable City" Magazine MONOCLE Published Every yearCopenhagen was elected No. 1 in 2013 and 2014The difference in living expenses in Tokyo is as follows. In almost all items, Copenhagen is higher.


In Moscow and Tokyo, Moscow is higher in clothing expenses than Tokyo, but in Moscow's cost of caring for meals, transportation and personal belongings, Moscow is 30% less than 40% lower than Tokyo.


If you check the details of clothing cost, you can see that the price of Moscow jeans and shoes products is considerably higher than Tokyo.


When comparing Oslo of Norway who is famous as a country with high taxes and Tokyo, Oslo is above the Tokyo in all items. For food expenses, Oslo is 87% higher than Tokyo.


Looking at the details of food expenses in Oslo and Tokyo, "Okinawa in the business area" is Tokyo's 864 yen, Oslo's how much 3738 yen. Also, in Oslo, the price of the fast food set is 1629 yen, the price of 12 L size eggs is 603 yen, etc. It is a price that I can not imagine in Japan.


The difference in living expenses between Beijing and Tokyo is as follows. Beyond the cost of clothing, Beijing is cheaper than Tokyo.


As in Beijing, Taipei is also lower than Tokyo in items other than clothing expenses.


Finally, I examined the difference in living expenses between Osaka and Tokyo. The big difference was the residential expenses, Osaka is 41% cheaper than Tokyo. Regarding meal expenses, although it is a little, the result is that Tokyo is cheaper than Osaka.


Cost of Living, which can investigate the difference in living expenses in cities around the world, seems to be able to use it when moving out, as it gives us a rough estimate of the price per year.