Cost of Travel in Tokyo

A realistic daily ground budget for Tokyo, Japan - what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Full Tokyo travel guide: hotels, flights, food and a 3-day plan

Your ground budget

€840–€1,820

for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€60–€130 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Tokyo. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length	Solo traveler	Couple / two friends
3 days	€180–€390	€360–€780
7 days	€420–€910	€840–€1,820
14 days	€840–€1,820	€1,680–€3,640

When to go to Tokyo

Most pleasant months: May–Jul, Sep–Oct (averaging 18–26°C). Coldest month January (5°C), warmest August (27°C). The daily budget above is a single editorial range, not a seasonal one; hotels and flights are priced separately, so check your dates on the Tokyo guide. Monthly mean air temperature for Tokyo, Japan, NASA POWER climatology (T2M), fetched 2026-09-22.

Money tips for Tokyo

Restaurants: No tipping. Tipping can cause confusion or be seen as rude - excellent service is the standard, not an extra.

What our own data says about Tokyo

By bus: Tokyo Kyoto from $25 · Tokyo Osaka from $30 · Tokyo Nagoya from $20 - editorial starting fares from the bus fare index.

Cost of Tokyo - FAQ

How much do you need per day in Tokyo?

Plan on €60–€130 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Tokyo cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €420–€910 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €840–€1,820 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No - deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in Japan?

Restaurants: No tipping. Tipping can cause confusion or be seen as rude - excellent service is the standard, not an extra.

Plan the rest of the Tokyo trip

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Flights to Tokyo (NRT)

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Tours, eSIMs & transfers

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