Greece vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2959
🏠 One person rent
$573
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1050
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$2197
💸 GDP per capita
$22990
$33834
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
80.6
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
73
🌐 English speaking %
51%
15%
🎓 Higher education
86
98
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
10.5M
125M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1185) is 2% more expensive than in Japan ($1160). Greece ranked 58th vs 65th 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 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 45th and 16th 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
$13.5
$6.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$60.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.48
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.7
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7326
$11669

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1366
643K
Crete
$1186
623K
Thessaloniki
$1223
310K
Patras
$1080
174K
Piraeus
$1143
168K
Larissa
$1019
146K
Heraklion
$1137
145K
Peristeri
$1228
134K
Glyfada
$1528
89.6K
Kallithea
$1257
97.6K
Nikaia
$1146
88.1K
Rhodes
$1095
54.6K
Kifissia
$1459
48.7K
Nea Ionia
$1278
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1258
72.9K
Volos
$1133
85.8K
Komotini
$985
51.7K
Chalcis
$1148
64.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1346
64.9K
Kalamata
$1123
57.7K
Xanthi
$1055
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$999
59.5K
Serres
$1043
58.4K
Chania
$1257
54.6K
Ioannina
$1094
64.9K
Trikala
$1036
61.6K
Lamia
$896
47.5K
Katerini
$989
59.2K
Agrinio
$956
50.7K
Drama
$912
44.3K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K