Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 4.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$7.57
¥1,170
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.30
¥819
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$0.88
¥136
|
|
pay 80.2% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$7.12
¥1,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$5.46
¥844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$2.04
¥316
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$3.81
¥589
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$3.30
¥511
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$1.52
¥235
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$3.33
¥514
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.26
¥349
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$2.29
¥354
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.79
¥276
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$4.77
¥737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$75.67
¥11,700
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$28.75
¥4,446
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Brussels
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$671.52
¥103,834
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$616.16
¥95,274
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$4.16
¥644
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$3.54
¥548
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.54
¥702
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$72.81
¥11,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$13.62
¥2,106
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$103.70
¥16,035
|
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