Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 17.8% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Germany, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.91
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Germany
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Germany
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.71
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.16
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.32
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Germany
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€704.85
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.17
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 66.2% more for childcare
Germany
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.24
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.03
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.26
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.20
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Germany
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.28
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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