Cost of living comparison
Austria is 32.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Austria instead of Greece, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$15.13
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$48.12
€44.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$19.81
€18.50
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$743.38
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$621.91
€580.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
|
pay 22.1% more for childcare
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$416.59
€389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$41.56
€38.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$110.53
€103.24
|
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