Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 5.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.69
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 8.0% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Tokyo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.76
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.39
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.39
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.47
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.03
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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