Austria vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
71
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
93
98
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
9.18M
124M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 75% more expensive than in Japan ($1130). Austria ranked 19th vs 76th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 17th and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Japan

We calculate prices for Austria and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Austria Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$12869

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2132
1.97M
Graz
$1685
293K
Linz
$1760
212K
Salzburg
$1904
155K
Innsbruck
$1917
131K
Klagenfurt
$1683
101K
Wels
$1553
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1774
55.5K
Villach
$1756
65.1K
Dornbirn
$2029
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$2019
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2108
33.4K
Steyr
$1651
38K
Amstetten
$1468
23.6K
Leonding
$1707
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1917
26.3K
Bregenz
$1830
29.6K
Leoben
$1378
24.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1759
25.3K
Wolfsberg
$1416
25K
Lustenau
$1944
23.6K
Traun
$1660
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1574
22.8K
Modling
$1976
20.6K
Hallein
$1880
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1859
27.1K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K