Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 72.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 79.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 72.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 90.2% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
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