Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 20.3% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Prague, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč241.75
|
$7.57
¥1,196
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč208.78
|
$5.30
¥837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.27
|
$1.29
¥204
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.42
|
$0.88
¥139
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.15
|
$1.58
¥250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč152.74
|
$7.12
¥1,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč108.60
|
$5.46
¥863
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.26
|
$2.04
¥323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč101.20
|
$3.81
¥602
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.24
|
$3.30
¥522
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč18.97
|
$1.52
¥240
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč22.99
|
$3.33
¥526
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč38.02
|
$2.26
¥357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.40
|
$2.29
¥362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.64
|
$1.79
¥282
|
|
pay 66.9% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč164.49
|
$4.77
¥754
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč604.37
|
$75.67
¥11,963
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč659,312.20
|
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč295.59
|
$28.75
¥4,546
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
|
Prague
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč615.34
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč24,951.97
|
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,659.78
|
$671.52
¥106,164
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,900.12
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
|
pay 2.1% more for childcare
|
Prague
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč18,989.56
|
$616.16
¥97,412
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč312,470.03
|
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč54.94
|
$4.16
¥658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.33
|
$3.54
¥560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč158.23
|
$4.54
¥718
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,415.97
|
$72.81
¥11,510
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč262.63
|
$13.62
¥2,153
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,186.60
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč993.25
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,272.48
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,682.20
|
$103.70
¥16,395
|
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