Cost of living comparison
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
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pay 70.3% less in Tokyo
- Entertainment and Sports
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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.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€19.07
|
$6.51
¥958
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.25
|
$5.21
¥766
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.26
|
$1.12
¥164
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.46
|
$0.75
¥110
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.99
|
$1.63
¥240
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.33
|
$7.01
¥1,031
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.48
|
$5.89
¥866
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.25
|
$2.09
¥307
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.34
|
$3.26
¥480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.89
|
$2.38
¥350
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.11
|
$1.06
¥156
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.11
|
$2.65
¥389
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.64
|
$2.42
¥355
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.86
|
$1.29
¥190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.33
|
$1.26
¥186
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.80
|
$4.42
¥650
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€21.51
|
$58.62
¥8,620
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€42,223.94
|
$21,767.76
¥3,200,840
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€18.58
|
$27.88
¥4,099
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€55.74
|
$31.86
¥4,685
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,377.01
|
$1,120.28
¥164,731
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,867.49
|
$582.98
¥85,724
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€214.46
|
$134.03
¥19,709
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,906.93
|
$533.29
¥78,418
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€38,994.37
|
$14,506.96
¥2,133,175
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.82
|
$3.26
¥479
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.04
|
$3.40
¥500
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.22
|
$3.91
¥575
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€470.62
|
$67.16
¥9,875
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.73
|
$12.38
¥1,820
|
|
pay 69.7% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€159.16
|
$52.60
¥7,734
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€68.70
|
$36.87
¥5,421
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€199.98
|
$63.41
¥9,325
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€571.10
|
$82.89
¥12,189
|
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