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Tokyo vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 14.6% more expensive than Vilnius.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 88.6% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 46.2% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 19.7% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 22.3% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.4% less for restaurants

	Vilnius	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 €12.23	$8.02 ¥1,281	-42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.05 €7.89	$5.01 ¥801	-44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 €1.82	$1.16 ¥186	-44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 €2.15	$0.84 ¥135	-65.9%
Average			-49.4%

Vilnius vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.6% more for groceries

	Vilnius	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.36	$1.55 ¥248	-0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.34 €5.53	$7.21 ¥1,152	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.08	$5.71 ¥913	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 €2.57	$2.33 ¥372	-20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 €2.82	$3.52 ¥562	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$2.38 ¥380	+237.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.65	$1.18 ¥188	+59.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.86	$2.48 ¥396	+150.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.35	$2.64 ¥422	+71.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.36	$1.43 ¥228	+241.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.41	$1.48 ¥237	+216.1%
Average			+88.6%

Vilnius vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.2% more for transportation

	Vilnius	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.66	$4.50 ¥719	-30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.62 €31.08	$73.51 ¥11,742	+106.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,068.89 €30,591.78	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 €10.69	$30.07 ¥4,804	+145.3%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 19.7% more for housing

	Vilnius	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.63 €15.38	$33.44 ¥5,342	+89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$864.31 €753.97	$1,071.65 ¥171K	+24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$653.10 €569.72	$642.24 ¥103K	-1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.49 €160.07	$122.16 ¥19,515	-33.4%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 22.3% more for childcare

	Vilnius	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$630.27 €549.80	$519.69 ¥83,017	-17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.18 €8,142.53	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+62.1%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vilnius	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.09	$4.01 ¥640	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 €3.22	$3.43 ¥548	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.90 €5.15	$4.01 ¥640	-32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.39 €37.85	$68.19 ¥10,893	+57.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.15	$12.70 ¥2,028	+35.9%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Vilnius	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.70 €76.50	$56.84 ¥9,080	-35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.09 €38.46	$40.48 ¥6,467	-8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.39 €93.68	$62.67 ¥10,012	-41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.02 €120.40	$90.37 ¥14,436	-34.5%
Average			-29.9%

Vilnius vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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