Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.3 times more expensive than Boras.
If you lived in Austria instead of Boras, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
Boras
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.20
SEK109.33
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
SEK88.46
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
SEK15.41
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
SEK14.91
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Boras
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
SEK22.37
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
SEK61.12
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
SEK58.06
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SEK38.37
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
SEK51.84
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
SEK11.59
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
SEK10.96
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
SEK11.72
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
SEK15.78
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SEK6.76
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SEK6.76
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Boras
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
SEK70.76
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.45
SEK690.74
|
$49.62
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,257.25
SEK238,530.62
|
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.94
SEK213.68
|
$19.69
€18.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Boras
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.45
SEK208.47
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$871.49
€801.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$685.35
€629.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.27
SEK656.61
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Boras
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.11
SEK1,490.82
|
$469.56
€431.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,391.08
SEK14,908.16
|
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Boras
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK40.50
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
SEK328.85
|
$44.34
€40.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.84
SEK159.02
|
$12.69
€11.66
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Boras
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.32
SEK925.05
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.04
SEK396.93
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.53
SEK927.29
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.35
SEK1,043.32
|
$125.31
€115.18
|
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