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Tokyo vs. Germany Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 13.5% cheaper than Germany overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 17.3% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.0% less in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Tokyo

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Germany Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Germany	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.25 €14.13	$8.02 ¥1,285	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.88 €10.33	$5.01 ¥803	-57.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.29 €2.86	$1.16 ¥186	-64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 €2.55	$0.84 ¥135	-71.3%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Germany	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.96	$1.55 ¥249	-31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.39 €6.42	$7.21 ¥1,155	-2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.79 €4.17	$5.71 ¥916	+19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84 €3.34	$2.33 ¥373	-39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.58 €5.72	$3.52 ¥564	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.26	$2.38 ¥381	+63.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.71	$1.18 ¥189	+43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.91	$2.48 ¥397	+135.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 €1.92	$2.64 ¥423	+19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$1.43 ¥229	+101.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.62	$1.48 ¥237	+107.2%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Germany	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.59 €6.60	$4.50 ¥721	-40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.94 €54.73	$73.51 ¥11,778	+16.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,651.13 €27,521.67	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.45 €23.87	$30.07 ¥4,818	+9.6%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 17.3% less for housing

	Germany	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.64 €42.29	$33.44 ¥5,359	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$874.65 €760.53	$1,071.65 ¥172K	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$695.68 €604.92	$642.24 ¥103K	-7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$258.10 €224.43	$122.16 ¥19,573	-52.7%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 2.0% less for childcare

	Germany	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.10 €432.25	$519.69 ¥83,267	+4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,538.74 €14,380.97	$15,131.74 ¥2M	-8.5%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Germany	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.05 €4.40	$4.01 ¥642	-20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 €3.43	$3.43 ¥550	-13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.47	$4.01 ¥642	-58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.02 €34.80	$68.19 ¥10,925	+70.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.41 €12.53	$12.70 ¥2,034	-11.9%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Germany	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.81 €79.83	$56.84 ¥9,107	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 €40.04	$40.48 ¥6,487	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.53 €89.16	$62.67 ¥10,042	-38.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.07 €116.58	$90.37 ¥14,480	-32.6%
Average			-30.4%

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