Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 26.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$6.51
¥1,005
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$5.21
¥804
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$1.12
¥172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.40
|
$0.75
¥115
|
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pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
$1.63
¥252
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.95
|
$7.01
¥1,082
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.50
|
$5.89
¥909
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.96
|
$2.09
¥322
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.26
¥504
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$2.38
¥367
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.06
¥164
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$2.65
¥409
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$2.42
¥373
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.90
|
$1.29
¥199
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.26
¥195
|
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pay 19.8% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.81
|
$4.42
¥682
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,632.06
|
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.09
|
$27.88
¥4,302
|
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pay 43.2% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.01
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,842.26
|
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,546.41
|
$582.98
¥89,974
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€176.93
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,248.93
|
$533.29
¥82,306
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,770.92
|
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.86
|
$3.26
¥503
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.12
|
$3.40
¥525
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
$3.91
¥603
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.26
|
$67.16
¥10,365
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$12.38
¥1,910
|
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pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€60.84
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.07
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€78.26
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€96.05
|
$82.89
¥12,793
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