Cost of living comparison
Italy is 1.3% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Italy instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 75.1% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,196
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥837
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥204
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥139
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥250
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,126
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥863
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥323
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥602
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥522
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥240
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥526
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥357
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥362
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥282
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥754
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,963
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,546
|
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥106,164
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥97,412
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥658
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥560
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥718
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,510
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,153
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,395
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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