Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 25.7% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Italy, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Tokyo
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$7.57
¥1,160
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
$5.30
¥812
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 92.6% more for groceries
Italy
|
Tokyo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$7.12
¥1,092
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$5.46
¥837
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$3.33
¥510
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.79
¥274
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
Italy
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$4.77
¥731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.02
|
$75.67
¥11,598
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.50
|
$28.75
¥4,407
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
Italy
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.55
|
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.62
|
$671.52
¥102,928
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
|
pay 55.8% more for childcare
Italy
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.93
|
$616.16
¥94,442
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$4.16
¥638
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$3.54
¥543
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$4.54
¥696
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.59
|
$72.81
¥11,159
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.75
|
$13.62
¥2,088
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Italy
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.75
|
$103.70
¥15,895
|
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