Cost of living comparison
China is 42.0% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in China instead of Austria, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
Austria
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China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.30
|
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.78
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
Austria
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.67
|
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.19
|
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.40
|
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.89
|
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Austria
|
China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.08
|
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.29
|
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.37
|
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Austria
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€812.95
|
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€639.31
|
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
|
pay 14.6% more for childcare
Austria
|
China
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€438.02
|
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
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pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
China
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.28
|
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.36
|
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.83
|
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
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pay 32.8% less for clothing
Austria
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China
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.90
|
$76.83
CN¥558.32
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