Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 29.8% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€4.07
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.03
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 49.4% more for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.79
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
€19.47
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.39
€689.68
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.19
€518.79
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.41
€169.23
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 6.4% more for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.15
€526.17
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,334.68
€15,154.50
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
€2.09
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.69
€35.89
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.13
€66.92
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.23
€30.83
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
€74.72
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.09
€94.72
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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