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Tokyo vs. Gibraltar Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 25.7% cheaper than Gibraltar.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 6.5% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 24.9% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 37.2% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 33.3% less in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Gibraltar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	Gibraltar	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 GIP14.94	$8.02 ¥1,265	-60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.36 GIP10.71	$5.01 ¥791	-65.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GIP1.24	$1.16 ¥183	-29.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 GIP1.39	$0.84 ¥133	-55.0%
Average			-52.5%

Gibraltar vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.5% more for groceries

	Gibraltar	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.97 GIP1.47	$1.55 ¥245	-21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 GIP3.93	$7.21 ¥1,138	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.33 GIP5.47	$5.71 ¥902	-22.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 GIP3.78	$2.33 ¥368	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 GIP2.97	$3.52 ¥556	-11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GIP1.31	$2.38 ¥375	+35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 GIP1.22	$1.18 ¥186	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.97 GIP1.47	$2.48 ¥391	+25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 GIP1.27	$2.64 ¥417	+55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 GIP0.94	$1.43 ¥225	+13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 GIP0.79	$1.48 ¥234	+40.6%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 24.9% less for transportation

	Gibraltar	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78 GIP4.31	$4.50 ¥710	-22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$73.51 ¥11,598
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,903.92 GIP33,492.89	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-50.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.71 GIP22.91	$30.07 ¥4,745	-2.1%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 37.2% less for housing

	Gibraltar	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.78 GIP52.79	$33.44 ¥5,277	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,025.41 GIP1,510.71	$1,071.65 ¥169K	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,709.35 GIP1,274.97	$642.24 ¥101K	-62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.69 GIP80.32	$122.16 ¥19,275	+13.4%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 33.3% less for childcare

	Gibraltar	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$779.00 GIP581.04	$519.69 ¥81,999	-33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$15,131.74 ¥2M
Average			-33.3%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Gibraltar	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 GIP3.98	$4.01 ¥633	-24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GIP2.61	$3.43 ¥541	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.74 GIP3.54	$4.01 ¥633	-15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.13 GIP59.76	$68.19 ¥10,759	-14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.35 GIP9.96	$12.70 ¥2,003	-4.9%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Gibraltar	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$132.99 GIP99.19	$56.84 ¥8,968	-57.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.24 GIP32.99	$40.48 ¥6,388	-8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.21 GIP73.25	$62.67 ¥9,889	-36.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.48 GIP69.72	$90.37 ¥14,259	-3.3%
Average			-26.3%

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