Cost of living comparison
compared to
Tokyo vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary
Tokyo is 21.4% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.7% less in Tokyo
- Groceries
-
pay 79.6% more in Tokyo
- Transportation
-
pay 23.4% more in Tokyo
- Housing
-
pay 24.4% more in Tokyo
- Childcare
-
pay 73.0% more in Tokyo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.6% more in Tokyo
- Clothing
-
pay 21.3% less in Tokyo
The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Greece. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Tokyo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.
Tokyo vs. Greece Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Greece, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
€12.95
|
$8.02
¥1,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
€8.75
|
$5.01
¥781
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
€1.95
|
$1.16
¥181
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
€0.58
|
$0.84
¥131
|
|
Greece vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants
pay 79.6% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.21
|
$1.55
¥242
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
€5.86
|
$7.21
¥1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
€5.49
|
$5.71
¥890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.35
€3.70
|
$2.33
¥363
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.60
€3.92
|
$3.52
¥548
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.82
|
$2.38
¥370
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$1.18
¥184
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.55
|
$2.48
¥386
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.81
|
$2.64
¥411
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.48
|
$1.43
¥222
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.50
|
$1.48
¥231
|
|
Greece vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries
pay 23.4% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
€6.88
|
$4.50
¥701
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.82
€39.04
|
$73.51
¥11,449
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,422.52
€25,920.17
|
$22,332.63
¥3,478,419
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.73
€12.55
|
$30.07
¥4,684
|
|
Greece vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation
pay 24.4% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.85
€29.69
|
$33.44
¥5,209
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.84
€494.03
|
$1,071.65
¥166,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$446.45
€380.37
|
$642.24
¥100,032
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.27
€142.52
|
$122.16
¥19,027
|
|
Greece vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing
pay 73.0% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$440.29
€375.13
|
$519.69
¥80,944
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,633.73
€5,651.98
|
$15,131.74
¥2,356,844
|
|
Greece vs. Tokyo - Cost of childcare
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
€4.22
|
$4.01
¥624
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.90
€3.33
|
$3.43
¥534
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.49
€4.67
|
$4.01
¥624
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.07
€43.51
|
$68.19
¥10,621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
€8.17
|
$12.70
¥1,978
|
|
Greece vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.21
€76.86
|
$56.84
¥8,853
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.42
€35.29
|
$40.48
¥6,306
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.35
€77.83
|
$62.67
¥9,762
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.86
€90.19
|
$90.37
¥14,076
|
|
Greece vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing
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