Cost of living comparison

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Austria vs. Alabama Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 6.3% more expensive than Alabama.

Restaurants
pay 19.8% more in Austria
Groceries
pay 2.2% less in Austria
Transportation
pay 34.4% more in Austria
Housing
pay 0.1% more in Austria
Childcare
pay 37.5% less in Austria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.9% less in Austria
Clothing
pay 31.6% more in Austria

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Austria are more expensive than in Alabama. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Austria.

Austria vs. Alabama Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Austria instead of Alabama, you would:

pay 19.8% more for restaurants

 
Alabama
Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.94
 
$15.38
€14.84
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.04
 
$10.63
€10.26
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.02
 
$3.11
€3.00

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

 
Alabama
Austria
Bread
1 loaf
$3.34
 
$2.51
€2.42
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.87
 
$8.15
€7.86
Milk (1 gallon) $3.73
 
$5.62
€5.42

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

 
Alabama
Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.04
 
$6.30
€6.08
Monthly public transit pass $41.67
 
$48.89
€47.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,723.76
 
$26,790.93
€25,852.49

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pay 0.1% more for housing

 
Alabama
Austria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$63.12
 
$36.05
€34.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,069.72
 
$834.31
€805.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $836.44
 
$704.76
€680.08

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

 
Alabama
Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $992.09
 
$436.40
€421.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,515.79
 
$14,173.71
€13,677.23

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Alabama
Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.19
 
$4.65
€4.48
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.90
 
$3.63
€3.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.31
 
$6.56
€6.33

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pay 31.6% more for clothing

 
Alabama
Austria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.10
 
$85.11
€82.13
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.85
 
$43.90
€42.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.09
 
$88.16
€85.07

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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