Greece vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1131
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$610
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1200
$1971
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$32487
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
71
🌐 English speaking %
51%
15%
🎓 Higher education
87
98
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
10.4M
124M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1267) is 12% more expensive than in Japan ($1131). Greece ranked 58th vs 78th 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 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 44th and 20th 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
$15.4
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$682
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$94.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3462
$5340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$2928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.2
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$9.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8343
$13435

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1462
643K
Crete
$1360
623K
Thessaloniki
$1272
310K
Patras
$1104
174K
Piraeus
$1240
168K
Heraklion
$1329
145K
Larissa
$1150
146K
Glyfada
$1663
89.6K
Kallithea
$1318
97.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kifissia
$1426
48.7K
Nikaia
$1187
88.1K
Volos
$1130
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1286
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1304
72.9K
Rhodes
$1322
54.6K
Chania
$1320
54.6K
Ioannina
$1075
64.9K
Chalcis
$1199
64.5K
Serres
$1108
58.4K
Katerini
$1047
59.2K
Xanthi
$1069
58.8K
Trikala
$1110
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1029
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1410
64.9K
Kalamata
$1169
57.7K
Lamia
$954
47.5K
Komotini
$1041
51.7K
Kavala
$1031
52.1K
Drama
$1002
44.3K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K