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
€11.87
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 57.9% more for housing
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Greece
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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