Cost of living comparison
Austria is 11.7% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Austria instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$15.13
€14.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
$48.12
€45.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$743.38
€697.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$621.91
€583.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$416.59
€390.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$41.56
€38.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$12.77
€11.98
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$110.53
€103.70
|
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