Greece vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2794
$2818
🏠 One person rent
$546
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$967
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1060
$2172
💸 GDP per capita
$20867
$33824
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
73
🌐 English speaking %
51%
15%
🎓 Higher education
86
98
😀 Quality of life
69
91
🏙️ Population
10.4M
125M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1146) is 4% more expensive than in Japan ($1097). Greece ranked 57th vs 67th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Greece compared to 2 months in Japan. Ranked 45th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Japan

We calculate prices for Greece and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Greece Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3051
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2362
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.5
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7251
$11309

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1144
623K
Athens
$1287
664K
Thessaloniki
$1177
315K
Piraeus
$1097
164K
Patras
$1037
167K
Heraklion
$1075
141K
Larissa
$1067
145K
Peristeri
$1172
140K
Glyfada
$1475
87.3K
Kallithea
$1235
101K
Nikaia
$1137
89.4K
Kifissia
$1467
47.3K
Volos
$1090
86K
Nea Ionia
$1250
67.1K
Nea Smyrni
$1239
73.1K
Ioannina
$1098
65.6K
Komotini
$1001
51K
Lamia
$887
52K
Palaio Faliro
$1334
64K
Trikala
$945
61.7K
Xanthi
$1027
56.1K
Serres
$1027
58.3K
Chania
$1169
53.9K
Alexandroupoli
$907
57.8K
Chalcis
$1086
59.1K
Rhodes
$1061
49.5K
Kalamata
$1058
53K
Katerini
$1047
56K
Agrinio
$943
46.9K
Kozani
$984
41.1K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K