Cost of living comparison
Greece is 75.6% more expensive than Hiroshima.
If you lived in Greece instead of Hiroshima, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
Hiroshima
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.75
¥896
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.82
¥751
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
¥168
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
¥102
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Hiroshima
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
¥213
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
¥450
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
¥815
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
¥276
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
¥420
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
¥161
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
¥189
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
¥289
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
¥110
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
¥110
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
Hiroshima
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
¥635
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
¥2,217
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Hiroshima
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.84
¥4,804
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$359.78
¥56,044
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$240.92
¥37,530
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.40
¥7,228
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Hiroshima
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.25
¥10,008
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,636.91
¥1,501,190
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
Hiroshima
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
¥450
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
¥453
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
¥550
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.47
¥7,706
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
¥1,851
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
Hiroshima
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.04
¥5,926
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.88
¥3,253
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.98
¥7,786
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.50
¥14,564
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
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