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Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Freiburg Im Breisgau is 51.6% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Transportation: pay 23.0% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Housing: pay 48.9% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Childcare: pay 1.8% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Clothing: pay 52.1% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Freiburg Im Breisgau are more expensive than in Tokyo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Freiburg Im Breisgau.

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Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freiburg Im Breisgau instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,266	$18.10 €16.08	+125.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥791	$12.85 €11.41	+156.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥183	$3.67 €3.26	+215.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥133	$3.48 €3.10	+313.7%
Average			+202.9%

Tokyo vs. Freiburg Im Breisgau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥245	$2.32 €2.06	+49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,138	$7.47 €6.64	+3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥902	$4.72 €4.19	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥368	$3.85 €3.42	+65.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥556	$7.08 €6.29	+101.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥375	$1.45 €1.29	-38.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥186	$0.78 €0.69	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥391	$1.05 €0.93	-57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥417	$2.32 €2.07	-12.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥225	$0.71 €0.63	-50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥234	$0.76 €0.68	-48.6%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 23.0% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥710	$7.62 €6.77	+69.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,602	$57.23 €50.84	-22.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$31,745.96 €28,201.08	+42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,746	$30.83 €27.39	+2.5%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 48.9% more for housing

	Tokyo	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,279	$55.03 €48.88	+64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥169K	$1,097.91 €975.31	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥101K	$870.15 €772.99	+35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,281	$235.69 €209.37	+92.9%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 1.8% more for childcare

	Tokyo	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥82,025	$496.40 €440.97	-4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2M	$16,351.85 €14,525.94	+8.1%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥633	$5.84 €5.19	+45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥541	$4.04 €3.59	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥633	$9.58 €8.51	+138.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,762	$40.88 €36.31	-40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥2,004	$15.18 €13.49	+19.6%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 52.1% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,971	$104.89 €93.17	+84.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,390	$36.50 €32.42	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,892	$103.95 €92.34	+65.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,264	$151.84 €134.88	+68.0%
Average			+52.1%

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