Cost of living comparison
Athens is 1.7% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Athens instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 39.7% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$7.06
€6.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
$11.43
€10.73
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$553.55
€519.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$521.82
€489.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$488.12
€457.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$45.80
€42.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$111.33
€104.46
|
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