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Tokyo vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 10.3% cheaper than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 22.2% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 8.4% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 14.2% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 64.0% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.6% less for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$7.59 ¥1,200	-51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$5.06 ¥800	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.78	$1.64 ¥259	-47.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 €1.72	$0.89 ¥140	-54.2%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 22.2% more for groceries

	Ljubljana	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.23 €1.99	$1.71 ¥270	-23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.39 €6.58	$5.29 ¥836	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.51	$5.75 ¥909	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 €3.56	$2.26 ¥358	-43.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.53 €4.03	$3.08 ¥487	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$2.15 ¥340	+111.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$1.07 ¥170	+38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.93	$1.96 ¥309	+87.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 €1.42	$2.39 ¥377	+49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$1.53 ¥241	+127.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.46 ¥231	+102.5%
Average			+22.2%

Ljubljana vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.4% less for transportation

	Ljubljana	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.98 €6.21	$4.08 ¥645	-41.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.43 €36.87	$63.27 ¥9,997	+52.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.40 €11.03	$28.47 ¥4,499	+129.7%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 14.2% less for housing

	Ljubljana	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.59 €37.01	$30.33 ¥4,793	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,099.38 €978.48	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.88 €792.91	$692.48 ¥109K	-22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$217.88 €193.92	$113.45 ¥17,926	-47.9%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 64.0% more for childcare

	Ljubljana	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.09 €581.27	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+105.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,934.49 €12,402.20	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+31.0%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$3.80 ¥600	-3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 €2.60	$3.56 ¥563	+22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$3.92 ¥620	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.95 €48.02	$66.31 ¥10,478	+22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$12.65 ¥1,999	+18.9%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Ljubljana	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.84 €102.21	$55.50 ¥8,770	-51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.67 €38.87	$32.95 ¥5,207	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 €96.97	$65.04 ¥10,278	-40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.98 €128.15	$70.74 ¥11,178	-50.9%
Average			-42.8%

Ljubljana vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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