Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 5.9% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of France, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
France
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
France
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
France
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
France
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
France
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
France
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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