Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 50.7% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Greece, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.79
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.22
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.34
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.09
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 57.9% more for housing
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.22
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.65
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.46
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.96
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.21
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.03
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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