Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 42.9% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$15.24
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$3.08
€2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$6.94
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$4.68
€4.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$6.38
€5.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.65
€1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$53.34
€49.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$32,415.23
€30,073.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$25.46
€23.62
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$42.52
€39.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$1,392.07
€1,291.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$988.74
€917.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$278.35
€258.23
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$209.09
€193.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$9,427.53
€8,746.39
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$4.90
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$4.05
€3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$37.56
€34.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$13.33
€12.37
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$88.82
€82.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$41.27
€38.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$96.51
€89.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$144.43
€134.00
|
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