Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.3% cheaper than Manchester.
If you lived in Austria instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
Manchester
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
£1.74
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
£1.43
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Manchester
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
£2.94
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
£3.97
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
£2.32
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
£2.56
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.63
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
£0.70
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.58
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Manchester
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.70
£6.14
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.43
£71.27
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,344.51
£24,182.75
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.99
£12.74
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Manchester
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
£27.24
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,148.30
£915.13
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$854.18
£680.73
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.02
£161.79
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Manchester
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,350.40
£1,076.18
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,669.42
£10,096.77
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
£3.22
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.13
£12.86
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.42
£29.82
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
£8.91
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Manchester
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.94
£65.30
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.60
£27.58
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.24
£61.56
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.62
£65.05
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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