Cost of living comparison
Germany is 11.7% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Germany instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,196
|
$12.84
€12.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥837
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥204
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥139
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥250
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,126
|
$6.74
€6.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥863
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥323
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥602
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥522
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥240
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥526
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥357
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥362
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥282
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥754
|
$8.31
€7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,963
|
$73.47
€68.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,546
|
$21.90
€20.48
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
$759.74
€710.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥106,164
|
$577.93
€540.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥97,412
|
$325.78
€304.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥658
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥560
|
$3.27
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥718
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,510
|
$34.77
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,153
|
$12.08
€11.29
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,395
|
$113.48
€106.09
|
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