Cost of living comparison
Austria is 8.0% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Australia, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
Australia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.13
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.84
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.20
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Australia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.05
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.61
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.97
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.14
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.87
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.00
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.42
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Australia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.08
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.40
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.13
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
Australia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Australia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.02
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.39
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.58
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.82
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.77
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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