Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 22.0% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.45
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.15
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.76
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.00
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€785.48
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.52
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.96
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.80
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.87
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.86
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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