Comparing Breakfasts in Tokyo on a $5/meal budget | Japanese Food Tour

I'm going to eat 5 different breakfasts in Tokyo on a $5/meal budget. Find out what you get at this price range. Dollar/Yen rate is calculated at 145 Yen.
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[@Greydt]

That mini sukiyaki breakfast for $3.24 USD is crazy. A meal like that in New York would be a minimum of $12 USD. For $3.24, I might be able get a bao/donut + plain coffee. Definitely can’t do a sit down type meal here for that price.

[@theodorehsu5023]

You have to love this video. If you’re concerned the exchange rate won’t be kind, this helps you decide.

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

On the other hand, wait until you find out how expensive pizzas are in Japan…

[@Rachel06K]

The average cost for breakfast here (Canada) is $15 (1613¥). The most we’d get for $5 CAD is a coffee 🤷‍♀️

[@alfredgravy6375]

TE bridge at the end

[@Kenjolo]

I miss going to Katsuya... Didn't know they have breakfast.

[@james7149]

In Australia you would be lucky to get drink compared to your prices in Japan. Even if you halved Australian restaurant breakfast prices you’d be paying way more than your Japanese prices. We love the quality and variety of the foods you show. You’re channel is always something we look forward to, Cheers!😊

[@Violetlais]

This! In Hobart these days it's a minimum of like 20 bucks for a basic hot breakfast 🙄

[@angemaidment5640]

There’s definitely no way you could have breakfast for $5, even at Macca’s.

[@melissamelliex]

@@angemaidment5640even maccas is so expensive now 😢 every time we eat out it’s a minimum of $50 for 2pp (without drinks)

[@KateRambo]

Best meal on a budget in Britain has to be the MEAL DEAL. Iconic, reliable, and the war over which supermarket does the best one will forever rage and never be won (except that we all know it’s Morrisons that does the best one).

[@tcnymex]

British grocery store house brand frozen meals ... For when you want horse meat in your lasagna

[@markiangooley]

@@tcnymexhey, in France you have to go to a specialist butcher shop to get horse meat!

[@anniekinsmishkamouse7575]

What is in the Meal Deal, please?

[@dutchbiker4825]

@@anniekinsmishkamouse7575 Usually a prepackaged sandwich, a drink and a small bag of potato chips.

[@keithdorset3824]

It's always interesting to see what you will eat for breakfast. Here in the US cheap (not so cheap any more) is a carb and fat bomb. I sort of like the Japanese concept of breakfast often being another more balanced, more dinner type of meal.

[@areareare9953]

We pay $3.50 just for the bowl of miso soup out here....Outside of that truly horrifying hot dog, the meals looked good.

[@efgefg]

I will try when I in Tokyo. Thank you.

[@jsl1952]

in my neck of the woods maybe coffee and a muffin. If at Costco, a hot dog and pop each for two people.

[@studiomwg]

I watch a tremendous amount of Japanese food and travel content, and I am consistently impressed by the value for money. Food and train travel are a bargain and much higher quality compared to any “western” country that I have been to. I think I could live quite happily.

[@ryryk6977]

5 in Canada would maybe get you a breakfast sandwich and drink from MacDonalds lol

[@livingwithjoy89]

I’m in shock at the low prices and good quality!

[@CaffieneKitty]

I haven't been able to watch one of Solo's videos for months, and as soon as I heard that little 'chirp' at the start, something deep inside my heart relaxed. 😊

[@davideriksen9086]

Tamago don and miso soup is perfect for breakfast, lunch, and hangover cure.

[@Bannimann2]

You should've been in LOTR as a Hobbit! You would fit right in, you're not only going for second breakfast, you go for third breakfast too - even Pippin and Merry would've been impressed!😅 On a serious note. We can't get anything similar for that kind of money here in Denmark, not even remotely! 🥺🥺🥺

[@ambudaff]

That's first come to my mind, second breakfast, you must be a Hobbit 😂

[@Bannimann2]

@@ambudaff 😂

[@Mwoods2272]

Is it because he's a tiny man?

[@JasminW007]

Awesome video! I used to live on a very small farm and loved to eat fresh, raw eggs as a child. The raw egg “culture” in Japan is really outstanding and also the freshness of ingredients and the healthy food are pretty great! Much better than that what we get in the west. Hope you enjoyed this a lot ❤

[@gildedblade]

We are staying in Shinjuku not far from the station in October. This is the perfect video for us right now!

[@uppitysquirrel]

Gusto: No, I like my eggs cooked more. Also, that was less than 1/2 day's salad for me. Yayoi: Nice. I will pour the egg over my rice from the start. I thought the shirataki was a baby squid. Freshness Burger: Need to watch baseball game while eating. And beer. Katsuya: Best. I would eat the katsu set every day. Matsunoya: Second choice. (If I could import salsa to Japan I may become very wealthy.)

[@kamariahzaharin4744]

Lovely breakfast video! Basically breakfast where I'm from in Malaysia for what you spent is enough to feed two. Nasi Lemak with the works plus drinks.

[@loesursem-timmerman6702]

I know some shops serve breakfast in the Netherlands, but I have never done that. I'm simply not a morning person and I can't eat that much too. Tea and a small toast with cheese is all I eat.

[@BandFairy]

I love these kind of "what you can expect" comparison videos.

[@snv648]

Im retired in the US, can no longer afford to eat out. I live on fried egg or peanut butter sandwiches and veggies. What a sad world we live in..

[@heythave]

Fried eggs and veggies are good for you. Skip the bread and peanut butter, unless it’s no sugar added. The eggs can be fried and used in many ways including (yolks) mixed with chocolate to make flourless cakes. It can be soft boiled and added to instant noodle soup along with some veggies. Or it can be fried with noodles or stir fried with rice.

[@neilt]

Good to see properly cooked eggs. I hate them overdone.

[@JohnLumagui]

That Tonkatsu set looked like the best bang for your yen. Nothing like getting a ton of good food for cheap!

[@siobhansands1867]

The hot dog looked so sad and lonely. All the other breakfasts looked 🔥 ❤️

[@oddurj]

Great value for prices there… 😘 Here in Iceland you get a cup of “diner” coffee for 4-5 dollars. Maybe a bread roll at a less fancy bakery for the same… Certainly not the cheapest place to live in…

[@bjrnsrensen8456]

🇺🇾 watcher here! For $5.00, you can get a medium black coffee and a prayer 😅

[@AmbientWalking]

Such a rush to watch this! Love it! Thanks!

[@ibeam23]

I’ve been a subscriber to both of your channels since the beginning. I’ve always been amazed at how much you can eat!!

[@mak155]

Here in Kuala Lumpur, for under 700 yen could get many choices and most meal especially for breakfast would cost less than 500 yen. We have Yayoi here in Kuala Lumpur as well but i don't they have breakfast menu or aby Teishoku at 400 yen. I believe the Teishoku served by then starts at around 600 yen.

[@wizzi247]

Great breakfast menu's in London you would be looking at twice the price and still not have such a wide variety of different meals, thank you for sharing your day

[@amputeeright]

In this area, you can get breakfast at a quick meal place, like Wawa, Sheetz, or Rutters-gas stations that have food, or a pretzel and sausage roll at the Dutch market. I am not fond of eggs, so I tend to have a bagel with cream cheese, or a hot dog. Thanks for showing us all the choices.

[@ria7689]

love watching ur videos while i eat too !

[@filipl.296]

I would love to see a similar lunch/dinner video. For example, with a budget of 1000 yen.

[@AnaSolVa]

I'm glad I'm full from lunch, otherwise I would be very hungry right now! You can get some nice meals at small restaurants here for $5

[@sanana6042]

Just bought: a small Döner for 5€ with salad and meat (Germany/West) 😢 Inflation is striking here too. But awesome video again, thanks for ideas for the Japan trip next year ❤

[@joeysheremeta4771]

Everything you got would have been at least $10 where I am from.. Probably more, but maybe not the cheese hotdog. That one didn't look good at all. ha. My son and I can't wait to visit Japan. Thank you for the great content!

[@thesavagechicken]

Love this type of content

[@bernie2237]

Here in geneva , usually in restaurants for 5$ you can have ...just a coffee 😂 But if you go to a grocery store you can have a croissant and a coffee to takeaway . Yes , Switzerland is expensive

[@yahoo3388]

Once again your videos are giving me ZEN. For 5 dollars (270 philippine peso) you could actually eat a lot of 'Silog' meals for breakfast ( with egg meals) like tapsilog (beef and egg), hamsilog (ham and egg), longsilog (sausage and egg)

[@kingedwin]

In the U.S, your best best is usually a local donut shop. If you're outside a major city, it's pretty easy to get a breakfast sandwich or burrito, a donut, and a coffee for around $5. If you're in or near Texas, most places also have kolaches, which are a type of sausage roll.

[@Estenberg]

On a $5 budget for breakfast at a restaurant in the USA - you can get two eggs as a side order with nothing else - you can get a pastry to accompany your glass of water - you can get oatmeal or grits - or you can get a half order of Biscuits & Gravy.

[@seven_hundred-seven_hundred]

Very nice. Thank you. (meow...)

[@elisabethimholz9688]

The other day I paid $7 for a double espresso and a croissant at a bakery. So much for budget breakfasts. 😂 (Switzerland)

[@benpace8860]

For $5.20 in the southern USA, you can get 2 eggs, toast, and either hashbrown potatoes or grits at the Waffle House. Which is the best quick sitdown breakfast place in the country for my vote. Also grits are basically the southern version of polenta here.

[@kaijuu_tho]

I don't know if it's because I didn't get to eat lunch today and had to work through it or what, but that tamago don looked unbelieveable. My mouth started watering immediately!

[@Waywren]

Oh wow. That's just beautiful, that is.

[@Llcmtg]

Beautiful photo spot

[@MilwaukeeWoman]

The only breakfast in Wisconsin for $5 is a bagel with cream cheese. No drink unless you can get a cheap coffee station coffee.

[@restaurantman]

👍👍

[@Upsettroll]

All the food looks so good and everything about this video is very comforting. Thanks for uploading

[@lauracook9471]

The pork loin breakfast was my favorite

[@jayaniceday3602]

People may complain that the portions are small, but for $3.24 USD, you can go eat 5 of them and it will be about the same price as a Big Mac meal in NYC.

[@cauxzieruffhausen9547]

Any one of those breakfasts would have been around 15 to 20 dollars here in my part of the States.

[@Iymarra]

Absolutely great deals there

[@catherine59226]

The pixelated intro is the only thing I don’t like. Other than that, very enjoyable!

[@wendy-21]

You know Solo san is a serious food muncher when he says, 'I'm going to eat breakfasts in Shinjuku', and not one breakfast!😊

[@brusten]

I suspect he may be a Hobbit.

[@wendy-21]

@@brusten haha! Yes, I reckon Solo san could do brekkie, second brekkie, elevenses, lunch, teatime, dinnertime and still have room for supper😄

[@enisra_bowman]

i mean, depends where you are and hat eating culture you have in your place, like eating breakfast at a café is not a everyday thing, they become bit more pricy but i found a Breakfast for 4,20€ so a bit less than 700¥ with Butter, Jam, Honey, an cooked Egg, a Croissant and a Roll, sans Coffee, that's cost 2,60€ extra for a specialty one, but that's not top shabby for a sit down café. Only most People might either eat at home or in the cafeteria at work//school//uni, but you can't compare these prices.

[@lisa-m-jennings]

Those breakfasts blew me away. I would pay at least 15 dollars here in Omaha Nebraska USA for any one of them except for the hot dog. They don't serve those for breakfast here anyway though. Thank you for showing us how well you can eat for not that much there.

[@momomin0218]

I'm a Japanese living in the US. I myself would like to take a trip back to Japan only for the food 😆 Train fare is high but meals are really good price and all delicious for sure! I am very impressed by your clean eating style, with no scraps of food left in the bowl after the meal.

[@KyDarknight]

❤❤❤

[@lesliesawyer4640]

As for Gusto, in New Haven we could get two eggs any style, home fries and toast for about $5, at the counter. I don't know why we never serve salad for breakfast here; the potatoes are usually pretty mediocre, sitting on a corner of the griddle forever. On a griddle scrambled are usually dry and cottony, rarely comes out like that, moist as if made in a pan. Over easy or sunny side probably better choice. The Japanese toast is something else! White, wheat, rye, none of the American ones compare. Hard, dry cardboard. The sukiyaki was an amazing buy. The quality of everything looked only so-so, but the only thing that looked poor was the shirataki which was a hard dry clump. I am sure all the rest was more than edible, and for that quantity. . .nothing comparable here Yes, the burger would have been better. In NYC places like Gray's Papaya (don't know about the superior Papaya King) serve from the morning, and for that price you could get two better much better (but very salty if they had been sitting) dogs, but standing up, maybe not even a counter. Burgers better here. Dogs better when place is packed and they're hot off the griddle. Generally in Japan, a greater variety of food is considered breakfast--for the price and quantity, the tonkatsu places looked great. Would you get a McDonald's pancake meal for about $9 instead? I have to admit I don't much care for the ticket system, and to be served by a robot--still, hard to blame a server for being distracted and bored given the pay and the amount of respect they get in America.

[@educanassa100]

Delicious food

[@Preske]

for 5 USD MAYBE a single plain croisant and a small coffee somewhere, and to eat on the go. but don't expect either to be good.

[@j.r.s8737]

I would like the cat robot.

[@debbieelliott7471]

The toast you're eating, we call Texas toast.

[@areareare9953]

Amen.

[@markiangooley]

That sort of thick-sliced bread is popular in Japan, it seems

[@shirokumakogyo]

Well except Texas toast is usually fried, not toasted, I believe. In Japan, toast is almost always... toasted. In Japanese supermarkets and bakeries, they sell loaves of bread pre-cut into four, five, six or eight slices (eight is closest to American sandwich bread, but the loaves are shorter).

[@restaurantman]

The Japanese bread loaf utilized is called Shokupan, which retains a soft, fluffy interior texture - even after toasting. Additionally, Shokupan has a sweeter taste, compared to Texas Toast.

[@gundam2962]

Here in Hong Kong, USD 5 can get you a nice traditional congee, a fried dough stick and steamed rice roll to go with it, and hot soy milk 😅

[@orientalmoons]

Compared to the UK there's a lot more variety of foods eaten at breakfast in Japan. Salad would be very unusual, as would raw cabbage, and soup isn't eaten for breakfast. For $5 you could get a breakfast sandwich (bacon or sausages in a soft white bread roll) or porridge (AKA oatmeal) and a tea or coffee at Greggs which is a popular bakery chain. You might have enough spare cash to add on hash browns or a croissant. If you ever come to the UK you could try to find kippers (a kind of smoked fish which are traditional but not very common nowadays) or kedgeree which is a rice and fish dish. Along with smoked salmon that's really the only fish you'd find for breakfast here though I know it's quite common to eat fish for breakfast in Japan.

[@Crimsoncrescent99]

We have both yayoi and katsuya in our country but the ones in japan are much better! I can’t believe katsuya’s breakfast is so cheap when it gives such huge portion???

[@msr1116]

You ate like a Sumo wrestler in this video. I think you had four breakfasts---sorry but I lost count. The first meal was fine as a light breakfast, the eggs were too loose for me but that's ok. I wish I had the stamina to cook a variety of small servings of dishes, but as a single older person it's a lot of work for any meal, especially mornings. I like that I get to enjoy nice breakfasts and such vicariously through your journeys.

[@hamdinger7145]

That scrambled egg looked very runny

[@Maisiewuppp]

Prefer it that way, not too rubbery mmmhhh!

[@cerebrumexcrement]

if u add broth to ur eggs, itll cook out but still appear runny. i watched a recipe before but i forgot what it is they add in their eggs. its more flavorable than regular scrambled eggs.

[@sallykayekaufman5119]

We ate some fantastic breakfasts in Tokyo!

[@HankHulley]

In Belgium, 5 dollars buys you ... not much : at best you'll find special deals with a black coffee or espresso and a viennoiserie for 4 or 5 dollars. If you want eggs or a hot meal in addition, you'll spend more than 10 dollars for sure. In Belgium, people usually have breakfast at home. There are very few places to have breakfast : not considering hotels, you need to be in one of the major cities (Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, ...) and be near a station/mall or a tea room.

[@pjama6859]

Watching this made me realize my country is still far behind Japan and USA 😢 5USD or 750JPY are around 77k IDR, and to have a breakfast as "pricey" as 77k IDR is such a feast (and very fancy). Most of us have a breakfast from a local "food stall" and the food are starting from 1k IDR (around 10 JPY or 7 cent in US) for a "tempura" (like tofu, tempe, vegetable a.k.a bakwan, etc), and 5k IDR to 30k IDR to have more filling breakfast (Nasi Uduk, Nasi Kuning, Nasi Jinggo, Nasi Kucing, Mie Ayam, Bubur Ayam, Lontong Sayur, Lontong Kari, Bubur Kari, Nasi Goreng, etc). Anyway, it's nice to see how Japanese have a breakfast from this video. One in common, we love rice, lol. No rice = no eating, lol 😂

[@_TheDong]

Here in the UK you'd be lucky to get any of that for just $5! Thanks for another great video! 😋😋 mmmmm

[@CrashCat2]

Needless to say you're not getting a sit-down breakfast inside a USA restaurant for $5. You might be able to get a breakfast special that just barely fits that but odds are you're not getting anything but water or coffee to drink and you'll have to also pay the tip, and bam! you're over budget. (And the tax probably pushed you over anyway) But yeah sure you could grab a gas station item if you're lucky enough to have one of the good ones near you. Hint: they're selling that extra cheap to make you go there to buy your gas. If you went to McDonald's drive thru, generally considered to be the cheap of the cheap among national chains, you'll pay the full $5 for one breakfast sandwich before the tax, or the 'Big Breakfast' of a biscuit, scrambled egg, hash brown and sausage patty will run you just over $5 by itself.

[@FoxyfloofJumps]

It's 2024, and in Colorado, USA, I can get.....pancakes from McDonald's microwaved for $5. If I cook at home, 3 eggs, milk, orange juice, and a stack of toast with jam/peanut butter.

[@neilwilliams7479]

Thank you for the video - out of all the places you visited and eaten at which is the one you really like?

[@bryonyamada2620]

8:26 Marry and Pipin would be Proud. I like how you show us these places (with the signs) other wise those that can't read won't beable to find these places.

[@ArmouredPhalanx]

I'm pretty sure that finding that much good food for $5 is impossible here... Everything looked quite good... except the hot dog... But yeah, never order the hot dog at a burger chain. Thanks, this was helpful. Will be visiting this fall so having some more budget food options is great.

[@evelyn1805]

My favourite breakfast was the one from Katsuya! I can just imagine the crispyness 🤤 I don't eat out much in Sydney cos I'm on a low income but if I were to pay for a chia seed pudding (what I make for myself for brekkie at home) it'd definitely be more than $5.

[@DonnaLee4]

Nothing is that cheap to eat where I live! By the way, perhaps you should cut your toast with a knife?

[@lindseyrea9237]

Shinjuku has certainly got a lot bigger and busier than when I was there in 1998! And the idea of salad with scrambled eggs is just strange. And on the same plate. Was the plate hot or cold?

[@shirokumakogyo]

Salad and soup with breakfast is really common here--gotta get your veggies in! But I agree, I'd rather have the salad on a separate plate...

[@Serkunny]

More cheap eat videos please!!

[@brianjonas4654]

👍😊❤. Comments are also entertaining. 👍👍

[@felicesalvant5144]

I liked every breakfast except the hotdog.

[@ahuamekaiona]

im from hawaii, and i learned to eat raw egg, I love it raw on top my gohan!!! oishi!!

[@celestetselec]

Love all your videos! Finally we will go to Japan soon to travel! ❤🎉 will actually try many of the spots you’ve been to, ferries/trains you tried and of course FOOD (your food eating part is the best). This video is very helpful for first timer too, we would like to order food without talking to people… one question, can you just go in and sit down and grab a tablet and start ordering, without waiting to be seated by restaurant staffs? Thank you!

[@nokomarie1963]

There is a local supermarket where you could order from the cafe and get pretty well fed on French toast or bagels and eggs, but you can't eat at the local restaurants at that price.

[@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva]

For ~5 USD in the populated parts of Canada you _might_ be able to get a simple breakfast sandwich, choosing between a drink or having meat on the sandwich. It's basically impossible to get a proper meal for under ~15 USD.

[@Remitonov]

7:02 There's actually a few Yayoi restaurants here in Singapore too, although there's absolutely no hope of finding anything on the menu that is anywhere near $5 USD or below.

[@BoredCertified]

Man, I wish I could go to Japan! Breakfast looks awesome! I'd also like to go to a Lawsons store. I grew up down the street from a Lawson store here in Ohio! Another enjoyable video! Thank you Solo-san!

[@vaughnviel3753]

Unless the portions are smaller than they appear on camera, I think you get much more food for $5 or less in Japan than you would here in United States

[@Mvanb]

I wish I could get that second meal here in Canada! For $5 USD (6.80 CDN) you would be regulated to McDonald’s/BK/Wendy’s breakfast sandwich and maybe a drink

[@613JDC]

Right?! Probably not even a drink!

[@Mvanb]

@@613JDC I checked. You could get a chicken McMuffin or McGriddle meal (small coffee and hashbrown) for under 6.80 each. You could also get a breakfast wrap.

[@cerebrumexcrement]

out here in cali, i can get a taco plate for $5. a lot of meat and really delicious.

[@wrinkledm]

Not a fan of the runny scrambled egg. but overall a great experience

[@joek.7819]

Free Refill RICE is Key! Where's the Curry!?!?😅

[@jpburklow]

"We've had one breakfast, yes. But, what about second breakfast?" -Pippin, Lord of the Rings

[@brusten]

Hobbits, right.

[@shirokumakogyo]

REALLY difficult to find a proper breakfast for five dollars in Hawaii, where I'm from--even at McDonald's. 😥