Cost of living comparison
Greece is 22.2% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Greece instead of Japan, you would:
pay 71.0% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥983
|
$13.17
€12.29
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥754
|
$9.11
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥148
|
$2.07
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥112
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥233
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥873
|
$6.30
€5.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥833
|
$5.99
€5.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥308
|
$4.02
€3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥416
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥332
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥156
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥251
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥311
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥193
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥165
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
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pay 7.8% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥645
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,826
|
$40.19
€37.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,364,851
|
$28,316.80
€26,418.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,881
|
$13.82
€12.89
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,746
|
$32.82
€30.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥76,385
|
$524.36
€489.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥49,676
|
$392.21
€365.92
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,256
|
$175.68
€163.90
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥43,980
|
$413.12
€385.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,693,754
|
$6,332.60
€5,908.10
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥413
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥424
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥608
|
$4.94
€4.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,811
|
$48.72
€45.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,828
|
$8.82
€8.23
|
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pay 53.9% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,189
|
$83.64
€78.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,094
|
$37.83
€35.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,255
|
$83.15
€77.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,466
|
$93.42
€87.16
|
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