After looking at how London stacked up against New York, we’re now heading to East Asia to see how Japan’s financial behemoth, Tokyo, measures up against the UK capital.
Now you know a bit more about these illustrious cities, why not take a look at some of the serviced apartments we have to offer in London and Tokyo.
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London:
Founded: 43 AD
Area: 607 mi2
Population: 8.6 million
Population per square mile: 14,168 people per sq. km
Tallest Building: The Shard 306m
Stock Exchange: London Stock Exchange (LSE)
Stock Exchange Founded: 1801
No. Companies Listed: 2,426
Total Market Cap (£B): £4,260 Billion
Hottest month: July 23 °C
Coldest Month: January 2 °C
Wettest Month: November 2.5 in’ of rain
Number of tube stations: 268
Busiest airport: London Heathrow Airport - 73,408,442 passengers in 2014
Average salary: £35,172 (¥6,699,415)
Most valuable sports team: Arsenal - $1.3 Billion
National sport: Football
Serviced apartments on SilverDoor website: 10,233
Tokyo:
Founded: 1150
Area: 844.66mi2
Population: 13,282,271
Population per square mile: 15,724 people per sq. km
Tallest building: Toranomon Hills 255.5m
Stock Exchange: Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
Stock Exchange Founded: 1878
No. Companies Listed: 2,292
Total Market Cap (£B): £2,683 Billion
Hottest Month: August 26.4 °C
Coldest Month: January 5.2 °C
Wettest Month: September 8.3 in’ of rain
Number of subway stations: 290
Busiest airport: Tokyo Haneda Airport - 72,826,862 passengers in 2014
Average salary: ¥6,223,092 (£32,724)
Most valuable sports team: Yomiuri Giants - $288 Million
National sport: Sumo
Serviced apartments on SilverDoor website: 554
