Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 52.2% cheaper than Monaco.

Restaurants: pay 73.0% less in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 21.0% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 67.0% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 70.3% less in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 69.7% less in Tokyo

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.0% less for restaurants

	Monaco	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.90 €20.27	$6.51 ¥1,024	-68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.33 €11.95	$5.21 ¥819	-57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 €4.53	$1.12 ¥176	-76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$7.08 €6.87	$0.75 ¥117	-89.5%
Average			-73.0%

Monaco vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Monaco	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$6.56 €6.37	$1.63 ¥257	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04 €7.80	$7.01 ¥1,102	-12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 €6.89	$5.89 ¥926	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.56 €3.45	$2.09 ¥328	-41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.62	$3.26 ¥513	-31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.07 €2.00	$2.38 ¥374	+15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.18	$1.06 ¥167	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.18	$2.65 ¥416	+117.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 €1.74	$2.42 ¥380	+34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.92	$1.29 ¥203	+36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 €1.41	$1.26 ¥199	-13.3%

Monaco vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.0% more for transportation

	Monaco	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.55 €8.29	$4.42 ¥695	-48.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.58 €22.87	$58.62 ¥9,215	+148.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$46,276.05 €44,878.10	$21,767.76 ¥3,421,783	-53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.36 €19.75	$27.88 ¥4,382	+36.9%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 67.0% less for housing

	Monaco	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.09 €59.25	$31.86 ¥5,008	-47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$8,084.96 €7,840.73	$1,120.28 ¥176,102	-86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$6,430.58 €6,236.32	$582.98 ¥91,642	-90.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.04 €227.94	$134.03 ¥21,069	-43.0%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 70.3% less for childcare

	Monaco	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,089.94 €2,026.80	$533.29 ¥83,831	-74.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$42,736.55 €41,445.53	$14,506.96 ¥2,280,421	-66.1%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Monaco	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.57 €8.32	$3.26 ¥512	-62.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.62 €6.42	$3.40 ¥535	-48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €12.99	$3.91 ¥614	-70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$515.79 €500.20	$67.16 ¥10,557	-87.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86 €12.47	$12.38 ¥1,945	-3.8%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 69.7% less for clothing

	Monaco	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$174.43 €169.16	$52.60 ¥8,268	-69.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.29 €73.02	$36.87 ¥5,796	-51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$219.18 €212.55	$63.41 ¥9,968	-71.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$625.91 €607.00	$82.89 ¥13,030	-86.8%
Average			-69.7%

Monaco vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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