Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.7% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Greece instead of Japan, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.64
¥752
|
$11.58
€10.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
¥603
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
¥122
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
¥98
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
¥177
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥794
|
$4.56
€4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
¥595
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
¥194
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
¥335
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
¥301
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥146
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.13
¥242
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
¥234
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
¥162
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
¥107
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
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pay 6.0% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
¥509
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.58
¥8,559
|
$36.15
€31.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,025.34
¥2,381,141
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.28
¥2,977
|
$12.35
€10.83
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.37
¥3,892
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$640.91
¥72,584
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$410.96
¥46,541
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.32
¥12,720
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.99
¥35,786
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,371.30
¥1,287,812
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.07
¥348
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
¥342
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
¥459
|
$4.73
€4.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
¥7,276
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.20
¥1,495
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
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pay 18.3% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
¥5,501
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.18
¥3,418
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.64
¥7,208
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.30
¥10,339
|
$94.08
€82.50
|
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