Cost of living comparison
Austria is 54.8% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Austria instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
$15.13
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$166.25
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$113.65
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
$7.30
€6.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$469.61
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$345.46
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$202.74
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$267.13
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$181.14
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$151.86
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$146.11
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$799.56
|
$7.22
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
$48.12
€44.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
$19.81
€18.52
|
|
pay 36.4% more for housing
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
$743.38
€694.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
$621.91
€581.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
$416.59
€389.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$335.79
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$570.02
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
$41.56
€38.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
$12.77
€11.93
|
|
pay 49.2% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
$110.53
€103.33
|
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