Cost of living comparison
Greece is 10.5% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Greece instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$12.71
€11.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$429.23
€402.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$358.56
€336.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$341.10
€319.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Greece
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$99.20
€93.04
|
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