Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 94.4% more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 34.8% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 19.4 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2 times more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 63.7% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Tokyo are more expensive than in Asmara. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Tokyo. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Asmara, you would:

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pay 38.1% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$7.59 ¥1,200	-63.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$5.06 ¥800	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.64 ¥259	+64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.89 ¥140	-11.4%
Average			-38.1%

Asmara vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.8% more for groceries

	Asmara	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.71 ¥270
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.29 ¥836	+252.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$5.75 ¥909	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$2.26 ¥358	-48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.08 ¥487	-74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$2.15 ¥340	-61.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.07 ¥170	+85.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.96 ¥309	+115.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$2.39 ¥377	+351.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$1.53 ¥241	+87.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$1.46 ¥231	+245.1%
Average			+34.8%

Asmara vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Asmara	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$4.08 ¥645	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$63.27 ¥9,997	+690.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-67.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$28.47 ¥4,499
Average			-11.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Asmara	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$30.33 ¥4,793	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+412.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$692.48 ¥109K	+246.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$113.45 ¥17,926	+493.4%
Average			+275.5%

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pay 19.4 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+5265.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+602.0%
Average			+1840.8%

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pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$3.80 ¥600	+532.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$3.56 ¥563	+345.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.92 ¥620
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$66.31 ¥10,478	+145.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$12.65 ¥1,999	+954.4%
Average			+418.5%

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pay 63.7% less for clothing

	Asmara	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$55.50 ¥8,770	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$32.95 ¥5,207	-72.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$65.04 ¥10,278	-67.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$70.74 ¥11,178	-52.8%
Average			-63.7%

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