Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 6.5 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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