Cost of living comparison
London is 78.6% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in London instead of Austria, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
Austria
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Austria
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Austria
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Austria
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Austria
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Austria
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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