Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 0.4% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$6.59
¥1,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.15
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Tokyo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$7.97
¥1,241
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$50.63
¥7,881
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$25.31
¥3,941
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$584.76
¥91,032
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
$486.02
¥75,661
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$3.30
¥513
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$61.83
¥9,626
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$12.21
¥1,900
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$79.69
¥12,406
|
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