Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 15.6% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Austria, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$7.57
¥1,170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$5.30
¥819
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.88
¥136
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$7.12
¥1,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$5.46
¥844
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.04
¥316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$3.81
¥589
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$3.30
¥511
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.52
¥235
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$3.33
¥514
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$2.26
¥349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.29
¥354
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.79
¥276
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$4.77
¥737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.13
|
$75.67
¥11,700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$28.75
¥4,446
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.19
|
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.27
|
$671.52
¥103,834
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
|
pay 77.7% more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.70
|
$616.16
¥95,274
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$4.16
¥644
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$3.54
¥548
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$4.54
¥702
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.98
|
$72.81
¥11,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$13.62
¥2,106
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.66
|
$103.70
¥16,035
|
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