Cost of living comparison
Greece is 10.5% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Greece instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,196
|
$12.71
€11.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥837
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥204
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥139
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥250
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,126
|
$4.97
€4.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥863
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥323
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥602
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥522
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥240
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥526
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥357
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥362
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥282
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥754
|
$8.80
€8.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,963
|
$40.24
€37.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,546
|
$13.03
€12.18
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
$429.23
€401.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥106,164
|
$358.56
€335.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥97,412
|
$341.10
€318.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥658
|
$4.08
€3.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥560
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥718
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,510
|
$45.22
€42.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,153
|
$8.85
€8.27
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,395
|
$99.20
€92.74
|
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