Dortmund vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$750
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
595K
14.3M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 4% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3504th and 3249th ($1637 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Tokyo

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Dortmund Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$16728

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005