Austria vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1131
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$1971
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$32487
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
71
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
93
98
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
9.18M
124M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 80% more expensive than in Japan ($1131). Austria ranked 20th vs 78th 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 1.7 months in Austria compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 14th and 20th 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
$19.7
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$1138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$682
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$94.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$5340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$2928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$9.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$13435

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Japan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K