Cost of living comparison

Ireland

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Japan

Tokyo vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 41.0% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 63.2% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 39.0% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 57.2% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 16.1% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 43.1% less in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.2% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.51 €20.93	$7.59 ¥1,200	-67.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$5.06 ¥800	-62.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.60	$1.64 ¥259	-43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$0.89 ¥140	-59.8%
Average			-63.2%

Dublin vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Dublin	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.19	$1.71 ¥270	-30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.47	$5.29 ¥836	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 €5.52	$5.75 ¥909	-7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.44	$2.26 ¥358	-54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.15	$3.08 ¥487	-46.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$2.15 ¥340	+70.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.07 ¥170	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.96 ¥309	+57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 €2.11	$2.39 ¥377	+0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$1.53 ¥241	+78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$1.46 ¥231	+114.1%
Average			+5.4%

Dublin vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.0% less for transportation

	Dublin	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.15	$4.08 ¥645	-49.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.49 €95.67	$63.27 ¥9,997	-41.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.35	$28.47 ¥4,499	+65.1%
Average			-39.0%

Dublin vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.2% less for housing

	Dublin	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.46	$30.33 ¥4,793	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,465.66 €2,194.52	$1,280.34 ¥202K	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,216.84 €1,973.07	$692.48 ¥109K	-68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.35 €189.00	$113.45 ¥17,926	-46.6%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 16.1% more for childcare

	Dublin	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,272.35 €1,132.44	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,714.91	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+27.8%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.98	$3.80 ¥600	-51.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 €4.37	$3.56 ¥563	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.27 €18.94	$3.92 ¥620	-81.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.28 €61.66	$66.31 ¥10,478	-4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$12.65 ¥1,999	-19.3%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 43.1% less for clothing

	Dublin	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.67 €95.83	$55.50 ¥8,770	-48.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €44.91	$32.95 ¥5,207	-34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.09 €100.66	$65.04 ¥10,278	-42.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.45 €116.10	$70.74 ¥11,178	-45.8%
Average			-43.1%

Dublin vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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