Cost of living comparison
Greece is 25.7% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Greece instead of Japan, you would:
pay 70.4% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥983
|
$14.81
€13.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥733
|
$9.01
€8.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥151
|
$1.97
€1.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥119
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥209
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥826
|
$6.52
€5.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥766
|
$6.06
€5.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥296
|
$4.09
€3.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥385
|
$4.27
€3.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥287
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥165
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥263
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥269
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥166
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥134
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥622
|
$7.81
€7.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,041
|
$41.23
€37.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,197,235
|
$27,791.92
€25,396.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,644
|
$14.64
€13.38
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥4,990
|
$31.73
€28.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥71,654
|
$529.13
€483.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥47,970
|
$406.38
€371.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥15,957
|
$178.34
€162.97
|
|
pay 3.7% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥35,878
|
$350.75
€320.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,611,435
|
$6,658.30
€6,084.47
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥388
|
$4.23
€3.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥409
|
$3.51
€3.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥576
|
$4.98
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,280
|
$46.53
€42.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,725
|
$8.93
€8.16
|
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pay 62.9% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,764
|
$83.80
€76.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,871
|
$41.12
€37.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥7,902
|
$86.78
€79.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥12,747
|
$96.32
€88.02
|
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