Cost of living comparison
Austria is 64.5% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,008
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥752
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥155
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥122
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Japan
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥215
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥848
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥786
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥304
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥395
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥295
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥169
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥270
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥276
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥170
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Japan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥639
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,277
|
$49.62
€45.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,280,852
|
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,739
|
$19.69
€18.11
|
|
pay 88.3% more for housing
Japan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,120
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥73,528
|
$871.49
€801.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥49,225
|
$685.35
€630.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,375
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
|
pay 63.7% more for childcare
Japan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥36,817
|
$469.56
€431.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,653,579
|
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥398
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥420
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥591
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,496
|
$44.34
€40.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,770
|
$12.69
€11.67
|
|
pay 78.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,915
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,972
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,109
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,080
|
$125.31
€115.24
|
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