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Japan

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Finland

Turku vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Turku is 25.7% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Turku
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Turku
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Turku
Housing: pay 7.2% less in Turku
Childcare: pay 55.9% less in Turku
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.2% more in Turku
Clothing: pay 28.2% more in Turku

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

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Turku vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Turku
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,266	$16.35 €14.53	+103.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥791	$11.68 €10.38	+133.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥183	$2.26 €2.01	+94.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥133	$1.98 €1.76	+135.0%
Average			+116.7%

Tokyo vs. Turku - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Turku
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥245	$2.61 €2.32	+68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,138	$3.84 €3.41	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥902	$5.07 €4.50	-11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥368	$3.35 €2.98	+43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥556	$7.39 €6.57	+109.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥375	$1.09 €0.97	-54.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥186	$0.95 €0.84	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥391	$0.90 €0.80	-63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥417	$1.93 €1.72	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥225	$0.72 €0.64	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥234	$0.75 €0.66	-49.6%
Average			-9.0%

Tokyo vs. Turku - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Turku
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥710	$7.96 €7.07	+76.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,602	$64.24 €57.07	-12.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$38,718.86 €34,395.35	+73.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,746	$23.07 €20.49	-23.3%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 7.2% less for housing

	Tokyo	Turku
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,279	$23.03 €20.46	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥169K	$845.96 €751.50	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥101K	$656.02 €582.77	+2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,281	$147.89 €131.38	+21.1%
Average			-7.2%

Tokyo vs. Turku - Cost of housing

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Turku
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥82,025	$318.28 €282.74	-38.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2M	$4,087.96 €3,631.49	-73.0%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Turku
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥633	$8.18 €7.26	+103.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥541	$5.09 €4.52	+48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥633	$12.84 €11.40	+220.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,762	$48.67 €43.23	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥2,004	$18.69 €16.60	+47.2%
Average			+78.2%

Tokyo vs. Turku - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.2% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Turku
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,971	$81.76 €72.63	+43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,390	$38.11 €33.85	-5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,892	$94.61 €84.04	+51.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,264	$111.89 €99.40	+23.8%
Average			+28.2%

Tokyo vs. Turku - Cost of clothing

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