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Should I move to Tokyo?

Tokyo (JP) analysed across savings potential, career opportunity, and financial pressure. Data from national statistics agencies — see methodology.

CityVerdict rating

Worth considering

Tokyo · JP

best score / 100

How Tokyo scores by priority

If you want to save moreWeak · 48/100

Savings score 38/100 · Pressure score 34/100

If you want career growthModerate · 57/100

Career score 60/100 · Opportunity index 68/100

If you want better balanceModerate · 65/100

Balanced across savings (38), career (60), and comfort (66)

Salary index46/100

Earning potential vs dataset average (50 = avg)

Cost index60/100

Overall cost of living (50 = avg, higher = more expensive)

Rent pressure34/100

Rent as share of income (50 = avg, higher = more pressure)

Opportunity68/100

Job market depth and career upside (50 = avg)

Lifestyle82/100

Quality of life heuristic (50 = avg)

Based on a representative $80,000 USD salary. Not tax-adjusted. See model assumptions →

−$1,074

Monthly

−$12,888

1 year

−$38,664

3 years

Moving to Tokyo from London may reduce your net financial position at this salary level.

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