Cost of living comparison
Austria is 28.3% more expensive than Alicante.
If you lived in Austria instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 43.7% more for restaurants
Alicante
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$15.13
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.07
€8.47
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 45.4% more for groceries
Alicante
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.34
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
€5.56
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.55
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Alicante
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.95
€6.49
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$48.12
€44.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,310.83
€26,445.31
|
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
€14.13
|
$19.81
€18.50
|
|
pay 25.4% more for housing
Alicante
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.14
€33.76
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$702.27
€656.00
|
$743.38
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.86
€573.41
|
$621.91
€580.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.61
€108.93
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
|
pay 26.7% more for childcare
Alicante
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$307.85
€287.56
|
$416.59
€389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,951.82
€6,493.74
|
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
Alicante
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
€1.88
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
€5.21
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.72
€39.91
|
$41.56
€38.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Alicante
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
€72.35
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.53
€31.32
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.59
€70.61
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.46
€77.03
|
$110.53
€103.24
|
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