cost
Cost of Living Index
Tokyo
58.5
city
Seoul
51.5
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Seoul wins on 17 of 26 metrics compared to Tokyo.
cost
Tokyo
58.5
city
Seoul
51.5
city
safety
Tokyo
64.2
city
Seoul
56.3
city
housing
Tokyo
$2,608
city
Seoul
$2,507
city
jobs
Tokyo
$2,481/mo
city
Seoul
$3,610/mo
city
health
Tokyo
76.4
city
Seoul
72.7
city
environment
Tokyo
34.6 ug/m3
city
Seoul
43.0 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Tokyo
202 Mbps
city
Seoul
63 Mbps
city
demographics
Tokyo
1.8%
city
Seoul
2.4%
city
economy
Tokyo
$4,990/mo
city
Seoul
$3,800/mo
city
economy
Tokyo
4.9%
city
Seoul
5.8%
city
education
Tokyo
84.5
city
Seoul
88.2
city
environment
Tokyo
46.2
city
Seoul
61.9
city
environment
Tokyo
28.6 ug/m3
city
Seoul
25.1 ug/m3
city
health
Tokyo
84.2 years
city
Seoul
75.0 years
city
health
Tokyo
24.7%
city
Seoul
12.3%
city
housing
Tokyo
$2,665/mo
city
Seoul
$1,679/mo
city
housing
Tokyo
14.4x
city
Seoul
12.2x
city
housing
Tokyo
$6,157/sqm
city
Seoul
$3,854/sqm
city
jobs
Tokyo
7.2%
city
Seoul
5.6%
city
quality
Tokyo
3.8
city
Seoul
5.5
city
religion
Tokyo
38.7%
city
Seoul
38.2%
city
religion
Tokyo
68.3%
city
Seoul
43.4%
city
religion
Tokyo
53.2%
city
Seoul
74.3%
city
safety
Tokyo
55.8 per 100k
city
Seoul
33.3 per 100k
city
safety
Tokyo
29.2 per 100k
city
Seoul
19.3 per 100k
city
transport
Tokyo
66
city
Seoul
85.7
city