Cost of Living Comparison Between Tokyo and Madrid Cost of Living Comparison Between Tokyo and Madrid

🙂 Solo nomad: Tokyo is 1.3% cheaper than Madrid without rent, and 25.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tokyo is 1.7% cheaper than Madrid without rent, and 15.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.38 ¥1,303

$17.7 €15.25

-52.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$47.78 ¥7,431

$70.3 €60.5

-32.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.61 ¥872

$11.87 €10.22

-52.74%

Cappuccino

$3.57 ¥556

$3.07 €2.65

16.29%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.2 ¥187

$3.06 €2.64

-60.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.92 ¥143

$2.19 €1.88

-57.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.09 ¥636

$4.15 €3.58

-1.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.43 ¥844

$4.58 €3.95

18.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 ¥252

$1.18 €1.02

37.29%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 ¥238

$1.71 €1.47

-10.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$5.61 ¥872

$1.7 €1.47

230.00%

Eggs

$2.35 ¥366

$3.4 €2.93

-30.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.11 ¥2,507

$14.84 €12.78

8.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.15 ¥1,268

$9.04 €7.78

-9.85%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.85 ¥3,554

$17.1 €14.73

33.63%

Apples (1kg)

$5.53 ¥860

$2.66 €2.29

107.89%

Banana (1kg)

$2.65 ¥412

$2.22 €1.91

19.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.94 ¥923

$2.58 €2.22

130.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.12 ¥952

$2.65 €2.28

130.94%

Potato (1kg)

$3.18 ¥495

$2.05 €1.77

55.12%

Onion (1kg)

$3.47 ¥539

$2.14 €1.84

62.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.48 ¥230

$1.33 €1.14

11.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 ¥148

$0.97 €0.83

-2.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.23 ¥657

$6.77 €5.83

-37.52%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.42 ¥1,465

$8.14 €7.01

15.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.07 ¥322

$1.46 €1.25

41.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.96 ¥461

$2.27 €1.95

30.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.42 ¥221

$1.79 €1.54

-20.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$83.2 ¥12.9K

$49.1 €42.29

69.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.53 ¥548

$4.07 €3.51

-13.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.92 ¥455

$1.36 €1.18

114.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$25.83 ¥4,018

$29.16 €25.12

-11.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ¥187

$1.84 €1.58

-34.78%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$23.3K ¥3.6M

$37.6K €32.4K

-37.92%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.9K ¥2.6M

$33.5K €28.9K

-49.44%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$166 ¥25.8K

$191 €165

-13.33%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$26.11 ¥4,061

$21.63 €18.63

20.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.77 ¥5,253

$35.54 €30.61

-4.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$69.8 ¥10.9K

$53.6 €46.16

30.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.62 ¥3,207

$17.78 €15.31

15.97%

Cinema Ticket

$13.25 ¥2,061

$11.49 €9.89

15.32%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$511 ¥79.5K

$672 €579

-23.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.4K ¥2.4M

$12.2K €10.5K

26.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.4 ¥9,400

$96.9 €83.5

-37.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.19 ¥6,406

$42.74 €36.81

-3.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.6 ¥10K

$107 €91.9

-39.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$92 ¥14.3K

$133 €114

-30.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,120 ¥174.1K

$1,614 €1,390

-30.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$607 ¥94.4K

$1,137 €979

-46.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,689 ¥418.2K

$2,835 €2,441

-5.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,333 ¥207.4K

$1,900 €1,637

-29.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.2K ¥1.7M

$8,577 €7,387

30.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,928 ¥766.6K

$4,953 €4,266

-0.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,495 ¥388.1K

$2,659 €2,290

-6.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.72

3.43

-49.85%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Tokyo: November 30, 2025

Last update for Madrid: November 30, 2025

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