Cost of living comparison
Japan is 26.9% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Japan instead of Austria, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.35
|
$6.44
¥983
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.92
|
$4.94
¥754
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.90
|
$0.97
¥148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.73
¥112
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.60
|
$5.72
¥873
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.24
|
$5.46
¥833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
$2.02
¥308
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.66
|
$2.73
¥416
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$2.17
¥332
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.02
¥156
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.64
¥251
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.04
¥311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.26
¥193
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.08
¥165
|
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pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.88
|
$4.22
¥645
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€45.61
|
$57.82
¥8,826
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,995.02
|
$22,042.19
¥3,364,851
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.85
|
$25.42
¥3,881
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.63
|
$31.09
¥4,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€778.38
|
$500.38
¥76,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€657.52
|
$325.42
¥49,676
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€257.39
|
$113.04
¥17,256
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€407.15
|
$288.10
¥43,980
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,223.59
|
$11,095.30
¥1,693,754
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.34
|
$2.71
¥413
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.38
|
$2.78
¥424
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.12
|
$3.98
¥608
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.82
|
$57.72
¥8,811
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.73
|
$11.97
¥1,828
|
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pay 40.3% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€79.41
|
$40.54
¥6,189
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.96
|
$26.82
¥4,094
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€82.25
|
$54.08
¥8,255
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€110.78
|
$81.66
¥12,466
|
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