Cost of living comparison
Paris is 43.7% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Paris instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,158
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥811
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$2.70
€2.51
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,090
|
$9.69
€9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥835
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$6.40
€5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.63
€1.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥509
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.87
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥273
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥730
|
$8.20
€7.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
$92.35
€85.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,401
|
$21.89
€20.33
|
|
pay 24.3% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
$1,438.32
€1,335.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,787
|
$1,037.88
€963.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
$169.67
€157.56
|
|
pay 20.4% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,312
|
$830.08
€770.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
$18,062.39
€16,773.64
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥637
|
$7.69
€7.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥542
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥695
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,144
|
$39.26
€36.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,085
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
$110.46
€102.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
$41.99
€38.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
$101.08
€93.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,873
|
$143.22
€133.00
|
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