Cost of living comparison
Paris is 43.7% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Paris instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,146
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥802
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥196
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥133
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,078
|
$9.69
€8.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥826
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥309
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥576
|
$6.40
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥500
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥230
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥504
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥342
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥347
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥270
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥722
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,457
|
$92.35
€85.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,265,377
|
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,354
|
$21.89
€20.16
|
|
pay 24.3% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,300
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥170,884
|
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥101,679
|
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,041
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
|
pay 20.4% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥93,296
|
$830.08
€764.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,577,929
|
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥630
|
$7.69
€7.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥537
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥687
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,024
|
$39.26
€36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,062
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,595
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,071
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥9,908
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,702
|
$143.22
€131.90
|
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