Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 89.7% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Amsterdam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$21.77
€20.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$6.59
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$88.71
€81.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$25.25
€23.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$62.30
€57.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$110.42
€101.49
|
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