Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.6% cheaper than Edinburgh.
If you lived in Austria instead of Edinburgh, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
Edinburgh
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.88
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.69
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
£1.16
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Edinburgh
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
£1.05
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
£3.09
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
£3.63
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
£2.00
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
£2.60
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
£0.37
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Edinburgh
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
£6.03
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.53
£59.51
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,463.05
£20,331.41
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.55
£14.81
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Edinburgh
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.05
£27.99
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,259.44
£1,005.62
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.07
£749.02
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.30
£142.37
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Edinburgh
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,322.54
£1,056.00
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,752.23
£10,182.23
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Edinburgh
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.21
£4.96
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
£3.09
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
£32.34
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.92
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
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pay 5.0% less for clothing
Edinburgh
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.95
£69.42
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
£37.55
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.50
£70.66
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.61
£77.14
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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