Cost of living comparison
Paris is 74.0% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Paris instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥985
|
$19.49
€17.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥768
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥171
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥114
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥258
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,192
|
$11.66
€10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥861
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥321
|
$4.70
€4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥483
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥354
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥169
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥386
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥328
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥189
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥185
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
pay 51.8% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥641
|
$7.76
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,569
|
$92.05
€84.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,210,244
|
$32,489.61
€29,882.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,785
|
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,678
|
$32.31
€29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥151,473
|
$1,462.11
€1,344.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥87,430
|
$1,074.44
€988.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥19,826
|
$171.90
€158.11
|
|
pay 42.0% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥72,668
|
$829.69
€763.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,177,964
|
$16,485.47
€15,162.51
|
|
pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥480
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥493
|
$4.52
€4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥576
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,245
|
$41.22
€37.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,825
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
|
pay 71.5% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,080
|
$102.11
€93.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,408
|
$44.38
€40.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,212
|
$110.05
€101.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥11,915
|
$156.00
€143.48
|
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