Cost of living comparison

compared to

Tokyo is 25.3% cheaper than Brussels.

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

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pay 65.3% less for restaurants

 
Brussels
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€20.55
$6.51
¥1,019
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.86
€12.33
$5.21
¥815
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.89
€2.77
$1.12
¥175

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pay 21.8% more for groceries

 
Brussels
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.59
€2.48
$1.63
¥256
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.47
€7.17
$7.01
¥1,097
Milk (1 gallon) $6.00
€5.75
$5.89
¥921

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

 
Brussels
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.92
€6.64
$4.42
¥692
Monthly public transit pass $53.59
€51.38
$58.62
¥9,171
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,152.89
€30,827.33
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457

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pay 29.4% less for housing

 
Brussels
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.46
€53.18
$31.86
¥4,984
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,200.57
€1,151.07
$1,120.28
¥175,262
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,025.16
€982.90
$582.98
¥91,204

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pay 41.0% less for childcare

 
Brussels
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $988.17
€947.43
$533.29
¥83,431
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,667.79
€21,733.26
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Brussels
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.14
$3.26
¥509
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.01
€3.84
$3.40
¥532
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.65
€9.25
$3.91
¥611

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

 
Brussels
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.46
€92.48
$52.60
¥8,229
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$51.32
€49.20
$36.87
¥5,768
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.01
€110.27
$63.41
¥9,921

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