Is Tokyo that expensive?

I think the common word is that Tokyo is damn expensive. I am here to debunk the myth. True the big-city lifestyle anywhere is expensive but.. lets compare. I believe the top expensive cities are:

1) London
2) NY
3) Tokyo
4) SF

Most of this stems from rent, in which case Hong Kong and Singapore would maybe fall in line, since a decent apt in HK costs $3k-$4k I hear. In London a god damn beer costs like $10.

Anyways why is Tokyo not that bad?

Let me list out a few things I have noticed in my expeditures...
1) Typical cheaper haircut at a salon $34
2) Lunch bento $5-8, out: $9-12
3) Train each way to work: $1.40
4) Tall Soy Chai Latte at starbucks: $4
5) Taxi home after missing last train: $23
6) 1/2 L of guiness draft: $7
7) Dinner at sushi bar, no alcohol: $32
8) Typical night at a bar or izakaya: $40
9) M&M peanut candy: $1
10) Bottle of H20: $1 (at work $.60)

So far.. as you can see, nothing on my weekly grind list is that crazy on this list. . there are plenty of places you can eat for $100/head, but thats the same w/ SF or any big city. I guess in Tokyo people tend to go out more, so it just puts a frequency multiplier on the spending.

I have this one critic who is dogging me about not hitting the hot j-girls and posting naked pics of them etc. Uh hello.. life is gotta be more than about just hot chicks. Of course in the end maybe there is nothing more. Haha. Okay I am working on it, geez I just moved here.