Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 22.3% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.36
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.50
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.79
¥280
|
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pay 20.1% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.46
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.73
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€762.50
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€494.58
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.03
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.96
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.00
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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