Cost of living comparison
Austria is 29.7% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,053
|
$15.13
€14.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥796
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Japan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,026
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥847
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥482
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥391
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥317
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥150
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Japan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥734
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,880
|
$48.12
€45.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,114,967
|
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,037
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
Japan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,525
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,927
|
$743.38
€697.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,550
|
$621.91
€583.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,886
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,643
|
$416.59
€390.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,894,901
|
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥465
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥485
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥658
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,446
|
$41.56
€38.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,004
|
$12.77
€11.98
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
Japan
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,675
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,924
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,137
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,877
|
$110.53
€103.70
|
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