Cost of living comparison
Austria is 38.7% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Austria instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
CZK173.67
|
$15.13
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
CZK177.74
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CZK34.75
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CZK28.06
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
CZK32.75
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
CZK121.80
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
CZK86.14
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
CZK54.49
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CZK80.41
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
CZK16.31
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CZK15.62
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.14
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CZK30.55
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
CZK10.33
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CZK9.67
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
CZK178.01
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
CZK482.39
|
$48.12
€44.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
CZK587,839.65
|
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
CZK280.34
|
$19.81
€18.50
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
CZK488.63
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
CZK13,467.07
|
$743.38
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
CZK11,547.86
|
$621.91
€580.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
CZK4,672.29
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
|
pay 10.1% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
CZK7,892.78
|
$416.59
€389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
CZK200,574.45
|
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
CZK44.16
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
CZK61.87
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
CZK138.23
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
CZK1,040.60
|
$41.56
€38.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
CZK195.52
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
CZK1,797.07
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
CZK881.21
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
CZK1,983.08
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
CZK2,326.19
|
$110.53
€103.24
|
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