Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.1% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Tokyo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.94
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.89
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€37.18
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,721.38
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.72
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Tokyo
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.74
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€850.68
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€685.23
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€176.49
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 16.3% more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€435.39
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,474.43
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.83
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.94
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€120.09
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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