Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 53.7% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$131.93
€123.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 95.0% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
|
pay 40.2% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$50.27
€47.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 32.6% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$106.59
€99.96
|
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