Cost of living comparison
Austria is 1.0% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Austria instead of Canada, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
$15.13
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
$7.30
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
$7.22
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
$48.12
€44.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
$19.81
€18.24
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
$743.38
€684.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
$621.91
€572.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
$416.59
€383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
$41.56
€38.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
$12.77
€11.76
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
$110.53
€101.79
|
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