Austria vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$2719
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1914
💸 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%
28%
🎓 Higher education
93
98
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
9.18M
124M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 84% more expensive than in Japan ($1109). Austria ranked 19th vs 81st 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 15th 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
$19.2
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$3.07
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$1147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$5087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$2842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$13117

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2240
2.03M
Graz
$1681
293K
Linz
$1803
212K
Salzburg
$2003
155K
Innsbruck
$1887
132K
Klagenfurt
$1752
101K
Wels
$1568
65.3K
Villach
$1648
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1805
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2036
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1941
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2103
33.4K
Steyr
$1653
38K
Klosterneuburg
$1883
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1831
26.3K
Leonding
$1751
28.7K
Krems an der Donau
$1789
25.3K
Bregenz
$1844
29.5K
Wolfsberg
$1436
25K
Amstetten
$1499
24K
Traun
$1701
24.5K
Lustenau
$1957
24.6K
Modling
$1862
20.6K
Leoben
$1409
24.6K
Kapfenberg
$1518
22.8K
Hallein
$1929
21.2K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1679
14.3M
Yokohama
$1326
3.76M
Osaka
$1254
2.75M
Nagoya
$1141
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1358
1.54M
Sapporo
$1137
1.96M
Hiroshima
$842
1.2M
Kyoto
$1100
1.46M
Kobe
$1185
1.52M
Fukuoka
$1018
1.6M
Saitama
$1055
1.33M
Sagamihara
$978
726K
Sakai
$1099
824K
Hachioji
$1318
576K
Chiba
$1232
975K
Shizuoka
$895
686K
Kitakyushu
$1041
935K
Amagasaki
$1059
456K
Funabashi
$1119
641K
Sendai
$1007
1.06M
Yokosuka
$1120
390K
Kumamoto
$922
738K
Kawaguchi
$1045
594K
Machida
$1047
434K
Kagoshima
$951
594K
Himeji
$976
528K
Kashiwa
$1108
428K
Utsunomiya
$1063
518K
Niigata
$1018
791K
Hamamatsu
$995
788K