Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 8.2% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Austria, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
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Austria
|
Illinois
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.49
€11.83
|
$14.44
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
$7.55
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
€2.84
|
$1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.22
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Illinois
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
$2.15
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
€6.99
|
$4.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
€4.42
|
$2.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
€3.10
|
$1.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
€5.17
|
$3.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.09
|
$1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.15
|
$1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.24
|
$1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.99
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$1.04
|
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pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.85
|
$2.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.53
€42.56
|
$79.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,252.57
€23,897.80
|
$22,616.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.26
€19.52
|
$17.56
|
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.47
€34.61
|
$64.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$869.91
€762.83
|
$1,037.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$660.26
€578.98
|
$827.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.91
€157.76
|
$117.83
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.56
€285.49
|
$924.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,604.81
€9,299.37
|
$11,615.57
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.03
|
$4.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
€3.14
|
$4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€5.79
|
$8.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.06
€40.39
|
$46.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.71
€11.15
|
$11.42
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.81
€85.77
|
$42.84
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.39
€31.91
|
$34.42
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.52
€78.50
|
$73.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.80
€107.69
|
$88.27
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