Cost of living comparison
France is 17.4% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in France instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Tokyo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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