Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 5.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
E£65.65
|
$9.07
¥1,027
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
$6.35
¥719
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
E£6.85
|
$1.33
¥151
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
E£4.18
|
$1.00
¥113
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
$2.04
¥231
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
E£28.24
|
$8.12
¥919
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
E£61.81
|
$7.09
¥803
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
$2.35
¥266
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
E£36.23
|
$4.02
¥455
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£12.35
|
$3.45
¥390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
E£6.65
|
$1.50
¥170
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£4.24
|
$2.45
¥278
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
E£3.51
|
$2.76
¥312
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.47
|
$1.58
¥179
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.09
|
$1.37
¥155
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
E£31.69
|
$4.82
¥545
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.99
E£161.00
|
$95.23
¥10,784
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
$22,672.70
¥2,567,706
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.46
E£44.03
|
$34.60
¥3,918
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
$40.54
¥4,591
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
$1,377.97
¥156,056
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
$702.28
¥79,533
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
$159.82
¥18,100
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
$929.39
¥105,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
$19,153.03
¥2,169,100
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
E£35.39
|
$4.53
¥514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
E£27.69
|
$3.66
¥414
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
$4.72
¥534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.01
E£376.00
|
$90.43
¥10,241
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
E£74.94
|
$16.32
¥1,849
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
$63.41
¥7,181
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
$39.00
¥4,416
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
$76.42
¥8,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.01
E£1,002.46
|
$118.99
¥13,475
|
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