Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.7% cheaper than Halifax.
If you lived in Austria instead of Halifax, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Halifax
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$15.13
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
CA$12.61
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Halifax
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
CA$3.16
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
CA$7.17
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
CA$9.77
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
CA$4.76
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
CA$7.38
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CA$1.05
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.32
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
CA$2.88
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
CA$1.44
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CA$1.45
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Halifax
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
CA$6.98
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.84
CA$83.24
|
$48.12
€44.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,267.38
|
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$19.07
|
$19.81
€18.50
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Halifax
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.02
CA$106.73
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,266.47
CA$1,732.58
|
$743.38
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,015.83
CA$1,389.70
|
$621.91
€580.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.86
CA$163.97
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Halifax
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.58
CA$840.76
|
$416.59
€389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,721.71
CA$17,403.74
|
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Halifax
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
CA$4.82
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.39
CA$59.36
|
$41.56
€38.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Halifax
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.30
CA$86.60
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.48
CA$48.54
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.91
CA$121.64
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
CA$135.19
|
$110.53
€103.24
|
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