Cost of living comparison
China is 29.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in China instead of Austria, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.04
|
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.22
|
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Austria
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.77
|
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Austria
|
China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.64
|
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.38
|
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Austria
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€689.67
|
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€576.98
|
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
|
pay 57.8% more for childcare
Austria
|
China
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.49
|
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.56
|
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.84
|
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
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pay 20.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
China
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.54
|
$76.44
CN¥552.39
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