Greece vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2944
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$594
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1114
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$24752
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
71
🌐 English speaking %
51%
15%
🎓 Higher education
87
98
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
10.4M
124M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1237) is 9% more expensive than in Japan ($1130). Greece ranked 57th vs 76th 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 45th and 18th 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
$14.8
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3421
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.64
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.6
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7464
$12869

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1436
643K
Crete
$1303
623K
Thessaloniki
$1225
310K
Piraeus
$1177
168K
Patras
$1111
174K
Heraklion
$1256
145K
Larissa
$1149
146K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kallithea
$1291
97.6K
Kifissia
$1415
48.7K
Nikaia
$1170
88.1K
Volos
$1101
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1265
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1281
72.9K
Ioannina
$1045
64.9K
Rhodes
$1284
54.6K
Katerini
$1036
59.2K
Chania
$1245
54.6K
Chalcis
$1224
64.5K
Serres
$1080
58.4K
Komotini
$1013
51.7K
Trikala
$1092
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1006
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1048
58.8K
Lamia
$930
47.5K
Kalamata
$1162
57.7K
Agrinio
$976
50.7K
Drama
$964
44.3K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K