Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 48.1% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,158
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥811
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,090
|
$10.86
€10.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥835
|
$5.35
€4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥509
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥273
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥730
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
$27,893.04
€25,902.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,401
|
$31.06
€28.84
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
$55.71
€51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
$1,774.61
€1,648.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,787
|
$1,468.68
€1,363.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
$204.06
€189.50
|
|
pay 24.1% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,312
|
$854.36
€793.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
$18,641.72
€17,311.63
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥637
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥542
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥695
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,144
|
$47.17
€43.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,085
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
$75.61
€70.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
$107.51
€99.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,873
|
$124.74
€115.84
|
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