Cost of living comparison

 Lisbon, Portugal
compared to
 Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 3.6% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants
pay 45.9% less in Tokyo
Groceries
pay 58.9% more in Tokyo
Transportation
pay 37.1% more in Tokyo
Housing
pay 16.4% less in Tokyo
Childcare
pay 6.2% less in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.9% more in Tokyo
Clothing
pay 22.0% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

pay 45.9% less for restaurants

 
Lisbon
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.66
€12.56
$6.51
¥976
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.87
$5.21
¥781
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
€1.71
$1.12
¥167

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pay 58.9% more for groceries

 
Lisbon
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
€1.36
$1.63
¥245
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.58
€5.13
$7.01
¥1,051
Milk (1 gallon) $3.87
€3.56
$5.89
¥882

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pay 37.1% more for transportation

 
Lisbon
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.21
€6.63
$4.42
¥663
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€39.42
$58.62
¥8,784
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,152.89
€29,564.52
$21,767.76
¥3,261,789

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pay 16.4% less for housing

 
Lisbon
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.90
€36.69
$31.86
¥4,774
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,514.21
€1,392.31
$1,120.28
¥167,868
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,070.61
€984.43
$582.98
¥87,357

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pay 6.2% less for childcare

 
Lisbon
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $576.40
€530.00
$533.29
¥79,911
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,251.75
€14,023.96
$14,506.96
¥2,173,794

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pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lisbon
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
€2.96
$3.26
¥488
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.61
€2.40
$3.40
¥510
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
€5.52
$3.91
¥586

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

 
Lisbon
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.58
€79.61
$52.60
¥7,882
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.63
€34.60
$36.87
¥5,525
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.49
€75.85
$63.41
¥9,502

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