Paris vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
96
96
🏙️ Population
2.11M
14.3M

The cost of living in Paris is 46% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 916th and 3249th ($2480 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 14th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Tokyo

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Paris Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$16728

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544

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