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Japan

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Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 1.9% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 80.7% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 9.9% less in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 20.5% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 12.9% less in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 55.9% less in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 67.3% more in Nicosia

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Nicosia are more expensive than in Tokyo. Expenses including childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Nicosia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Nicosia.

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Nicosia vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicosia instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 80.7% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,203	$16.80 €15.07	+121.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.06 ¥802	$8.96 €8.04	+77.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ¥260	$2.30 €2.06	+40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 ¥140	$0.89 €0.80	+0.7%
Average			+80.7%

Tokyo vs. Nicosia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.9% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 ¥271	$1.96 €1.76	+14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ¥839	$6.56 €5.89	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.75 ¥912	$6.95 €6.23	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 ¥359	$4.77 €4.28	+110.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 ¥488	$4.06 €3.65	+31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 ¥341	$1.55 €1.39	-27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 ¥170	$0.95 €0.85	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 ¥310	$1.14 €1.02	-41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 ¥379	$1.58 €1.42	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥242	$0.85 €0.76	-44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 ¥232	$0.71 €0.64	-51.2%
Average			-9.9%

Tokyo vs. Nicosia - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.5% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 ¥647	$6.73 €6.04	+64.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥10,026	$44.79 €40.18	-29.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$32,920.23 €29,534.38	+51.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,512	$21.86 €19.61	-23.2%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 12.9% less for housing

	Tokyo	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.33 ¥4,807	$33.22 €29.80	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,280.34 ¥203K	$784.43 €703.75	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$692.48 ¥110K	$696.72 €625.07	+0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.45 ¥17,978	$158.82 €142.49	+40.0%
Average			-12.9%

Tokyo vs. Nicosia - Cost of housing

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,341.43 ¥213K	$513.33 €460.53	-61.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,252.10 ¥3M	$9,282.61 €8,327.89	-49.1%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ¥602	$4.48 €4.02	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 ¥565	$3.65 €3.28	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥622	$5.60 €5.02	+42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 ¥10,508	$74.03 €66.41	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.65 ¥2,005	$11.20 €10.05	-11.5%
Average			+7.3%

Tokyo vs. Nicosia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.3% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 ¥8,796	$102.69 €92.13	+85.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.95 ¥5,222	$54.75 €49.12	+66.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.04 ¥10,308	$100.22 €89.91	+54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.74 ¥11,211	$116.92 €104.90	+65.3%
Average			+67.3%

Tokyo vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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