Cost of living comparison
Austria is 21.5% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Austria instead of Paris, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.51
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Paris
|
Austria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.00
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.95
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Paris
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.76
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.33
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
Paris
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,335.70
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€963.83
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.56
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
Paris
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.86
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,773.64
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.14
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.46
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Paris
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.58
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.99
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.87
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.00
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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