Cost of living comparison
Austria is 33.9% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Austria instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Austria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$49.62
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$19.69
€18.10
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
Victoria
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$871.49
€801.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$685.35
€629.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$469.56
€431.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$44.34
€40.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$12.69
€11.66
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$125.31
€115.18
|
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