Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 39.0% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,008
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥786
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥175
|
$2.82
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥117
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥265
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,220
|
$8.56
€7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥881
|
$6.08
€5.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥328
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥494
|
$6.36
€5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥363
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥173
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥395
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥336
|
$2.18
€2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥194
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥189
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
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pay 16.4% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥656
|
$6.69
€6.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,747
|
$51.44
€47.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,285,606
|
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,874
|
$18.28
€16.81
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,788
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥155,029
|
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥89,482
|
$798.73
€734.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,291
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥74,373
|
$264.10
€242.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,229,093
|
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥492
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥505
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥590
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,462
|
$43.96
€40.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,868
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
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pay 54.1% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,270
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,535
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,428
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,194
|
$121.29
€111.54
|
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