Cost of living comparison
Japan is 7.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Japan instead of Austria, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$6.87
¥1,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$5.20
¥803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$1.13
¥175
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.90
¥139
|
|
pay 27.7% more for groceries
Austria
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$6.69
¥1,035
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$5.53
¥854
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$1.87
¥289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$3.14
¥486
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$2.55
¥394
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.34
¥208
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$2.07
¥320
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$2.14
¥331
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.37
¥212
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.98
¥151
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Austria
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$4.79
¥740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.13
|
$77.51
¥11,985
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$26.34
¥4,073
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Austria
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.19
|
$586.71
¥90,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.27
|
$401.57
¥62,092
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
|
pay 16.5% more for childcare
Austria
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.70
|
$343.45
¥53,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Japan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$3.03
¥469
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$3.16
¥489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$4.29
¥663
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.98
|
$61.62
¥9,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$13.07
¥2,021
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Austria
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.66
|
$90.53
¥13,999
|
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