Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 37.3% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,008
|
$16.08
€15.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥806
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥173
|
$2.77
€2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$2.35
€2.26
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥253
|
$2.91
€2.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,085
|
$8.18
€7.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥911
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥323
|
$4.47
€4.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥505
|
$6.34
€6.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥368
|
$1.16
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥165
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥410
|
$1.41
€1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥374
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
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pay 3.0% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥684
|
$6.58
€6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,073
|
$41.80
€40.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
$27,753.31
€26,639.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,315
|
$18.01
€17.28
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
$36.56
€35.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
$1,107.49
€1,063.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥90,228
|
$808.26
€775.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
$244.03
€234.24
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,538
|
$273.73
€262.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
$15,621.84
€14,995.04
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥527
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥605
|
$6.75
€6.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,394
|
$45.46
€43.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,915
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
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pay 54.0% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
$104.52
€100.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
$43.69
€41.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
$95.42
€91.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,829
|
$123.09
€118.15
|
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