Cost of living comparison
Austria is 1.9% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Austria instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 98.2% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.07
¥1,027
|
$13.49
€11.83
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.35
¥719
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
¥151
|
$3.24
€2.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
¥113
|
$2.53
€2.22
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
¥231
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
¥919
|
$7.97
€6.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
¥803
|
$5.04
€4.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
¥266
|
$3.53
€3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
¥455
|
$5.90
€5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.45
¥390
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
¥170
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.45
¥278
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.76
¥312
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
¥179
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥155
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
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pay 12.4% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
¥545
|
$5.53
€4.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.23
¥10,784
|
$48.53
€42.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,672.70
¥2,567,706
|
$27,252.57
€23,897.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.60
¥3,918
|
$22.26
€19.52
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.54
¥4,591
|
$39.47
€34.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,377.97
¥156,056
|
$869.91
€762.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.28
¥79,533
|
$660.26
€578.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.82
¥18,100
|
$179.91
€157.76
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.39
¥105,255
|
$325.56
€285.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,153.03
¥2,169,100
|
$10,604.81
€9,299.37
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.53
¥514
|
$4.59
€4.03
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
¥414
|
$3.58
€3.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.72
¥534
|
$6.60
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.43
¥10,241
|
$46.06
€40.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.32
¥1,849
|
$12.71
€11.15
|
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pay 17.0% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.41
¥7,181
|
$97.81
€85.77
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.00
¥4,416
|
$36.39
€31.91
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.42
¥8,654
|
$89.52
€78.50
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
¥13,475
|
$122.80
€107.69
|
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