Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.0% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Austria instead of France, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
France
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$15.13
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
France
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
France
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$48.12
€44.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$19.81
€18.50
|
|
pay 21.3% more for housing
France
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$743.38
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$621.91
€580.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
France
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$416.59
€389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$41.56
€38.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
France
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$110.53
€103.24
|
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