Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 22.9% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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