Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo is 43.9% more expensive than Tirana.

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

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

 
Tirana
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.92
ALL1,016
$6.51
¥1,005
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.73
ALL812
$5.21
¥804
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.58
ALL147
$1.12
¥172

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pay 80.4% more for groceries

 
Tirana
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.00
ALL93
$1.63
¥252
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.31
ALL587
$7.01
¥1,082
Milk (1 gallon) $7.59
ALL706
$5.89
¥909

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pay 40.1% more for transportation

 
Tirana
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.84
ALL730
$4.42
¥682
Monthly public transit pass $17.47
ALL1,625
$58.62
¥9,047
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528

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pay 69.1% more for housing

 
Tirana
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.21
ALL1,694
$31.86
¥4,917
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $594.90
ALL55,341
$1,120.28
¥172,898
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $412.58
ALL38,381
$582.98
¥89,974

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Tirana
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $257.35
ALL23,940
$533.29
¥82,306
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,375.91
ALL500,096
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932

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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tirana
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
ALL254
$3.26
¥503
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.85
ALL172
$3.40
¥525
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.82
ALL355
$3.91
¥603

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

 
Tirana
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.35
ALL5,986
$52.60
¥8,118
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.77
ALL4,444
$36.87
¥5,690
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.14
ALL9,316
$63.41
¥9,787

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