Cost of living comparison
Berkeley is 74.3% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Berkeley instead of Austria, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Berkeley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.30
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.78
|
$2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$2.75
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Austria
|
Berkeley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$5.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.67
|
$9.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.19
|
$5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$5.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.40
|
$5.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.89
|
$1.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$3.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.57
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
Austria
|
Berkeley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.08
|
$5.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.30
|
$105.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,318.70
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.37
|
$16.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Austria
|
Berkeley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
$67.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€813.15
|
$2,486.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€639.47
|
$2,225.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€250.01
|
$218.36
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Berkeley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€438.13
|
$2,158.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,329.98
|
$31,333.33
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Berkeley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.29
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.37
|
$77.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.84
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Austria
|
Berkeley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.45
|
$63.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.24
|
$47.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€83.12
|
$95.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.93
|
$138.58
|
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