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Tokyo vs. Chemnitz Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 7.9% more expensive than Chemnitz.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 28.2% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 78.4% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Chemnitz Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Chemnitz	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.56	$8.02 ¥1,266	-54.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.34	$5.01 ¥791	-52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.50 €3.11	$1.16 ¥183	-66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.59	$0.84 ¥133	-71.2%
Average			-61.1%

Chemnitz vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Chemnitz	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 €1.95	$1.55 ¥245	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.50 €6.66	$7.21 ¥1,138	-3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.58 €4.07	$5.71 ¥902	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 €3.26	$2.33 ¥368	-36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.07 €5.40	$3.52 ¥556	-42.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.37	$2.38 ¥375	+53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.66	$1.18 ¥186	+58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$2.48 ¥391	+142.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.28 €2.03	$2.64 ¥417	+15.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.61	$1.43 ¥225	+107.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.65	$1.48 ¥234	+101.1%
Average			+35.5%

Chemnitz vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	Chemnitz	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.44 €6.61	$4.50 ¥710	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.74 €60.18	$73.51 ¥11,602	+8.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,745.96 €28,201.08	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.64 €14.79	$30.07 ¥4,746	+80.7%
Average			+5.0%

Chemnitz vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.2% more for housing

	Chemnitz	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.85 €46.06	$33.44 ¥5,279	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.21 €399.05	$1,071.65 ¥169K	+138.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.26 €364.45	$642.24 ¥101K	+56.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$228.71 €203.17	$122.16 ¥19,281	-46.6%
Average			+28.2%

Chemnitz vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 78.4% more for childcare

	Chemnitz	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$329.96 €293.11	$519.69 ¥82,025	+57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,591.93 €6,744.19	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+99.3%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Chemnitz	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.67 €4.15	$4.01 ¥633	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.99 €3.55	$3.43 ¥541	-14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.58 €8.51	$4.01 ¥633	-58.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 €27.67	$68.19 ¥10,762	+118.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.52 €15.56	$12.70 ¥2,004	-27.5%
Average			+1.0%

Chemnitz vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Chemnitz	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.89 €87.85	$56.84 ¥8,971	-42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.80 €58.45	$40.48 ¥6,390	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.62 €96.49	$62.67 ¥9,892	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.32 €83.78	$90.37 ¥14,264	-4.2%
Average			-31.9%

Chemnitz vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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