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
¥1,037
|
$14.81
€13.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥774
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Japan
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥872
|
$6.52
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥809
|
$6.06
€5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥313
|
$4.09
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥407
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥278
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Japan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥657
|
$7.81
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,544
|
$41.23
€38.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
$27,791.92
€25,931.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,847
|
$14.64
€13.66
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
Japan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,647
|
$529.13
€493.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,643
|
$406.38
€379.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
$178.34
€166.40
|
|
pay 3.7% more for childcare
Japan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,878
|
$350.75
€327.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
$6,658.30
€6,212.55
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥410
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥432
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,741
|
$46.53
€43.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,821
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
Japan
|
Greece
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
$83.80
€78.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
$41.12
€38.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
$86.78
€80.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,457
|
$96.32
€89.87
|
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