Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 45.4% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 71.7% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 66.5% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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