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
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Tokyo
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Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,122
|
$2.69
E£83.11
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥785
|
$3.27
E£101.03
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥192
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥130
|
$0.14
E£4.34
|
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pay 79.1% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥235
|
$0.40
E£12.40
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,056
|
$1.23
E£37.93
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥809
|
$2.42
E£74.65
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥303
|
$1.12
E£34.59
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥564
|
$1.58
E£48.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥490
|
$0.40
E£12.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥226
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥493
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥335
|
$0.13
E£3.89
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥340
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥265
|
$0.10
E£3.10
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pay 72.0% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥707
|
$1.02
E£31.46
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,220
|
$7.97
E£246.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,197,746
|
$15,876.53
E£490,584.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,264
|
$1.85
E£57.01
|
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pay 84.0% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,190
|
$10.98
E£339.37
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥167,345
|
$109.16
E£3,373.18
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥99,573
|
$71.02
E£2,194.42
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥20,606
|
$16.81
E£519.53
|
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pay 90.2% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥91,364
|
$58.30
E£1,801.54
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,524,536
|
$1,699.22
E£52,505.76
|
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pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥617
|
$1.45
E£44.71
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥525
|
$1.03
E£31.82
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥673
|
$1.57
E£48.50
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥10,796
|
$15.18
E£469.04
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,020
|
$3.13
E£96.64
|
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pay 42.7% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,438
|
$17.23
E£532.27
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥5,945
|
$28.02
E£865.91
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥9,703
|
$63.69
E£1,967.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,377
|
$28.91
E£893.43
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