Cost of living comparison
India is 72.1% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 82.0% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 69.0% less in India
- Transportation
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pay 60.2% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 84.8% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 88.1% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 60.4% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 60.1% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Austria, you would:
pay 82.0% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.32
|
$2.40
₹206.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.20
|
$3.90
₹336.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.69
|
$0.40
₹34.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.08
|
$0.17
₹14.31
|
|
pay 69.0% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.17
|
$0.46
₹39.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.06
|
$2.54
₹218.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.86
|
$2.56
₹220.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.50
|
$0.94
₹80.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.25
|
$1.37
₹117.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.00
|
$0.88
₹76.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.84
|
$0.32
₹27.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.18
|
$0.48
₹41.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.63
|
$0.24
₹20.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.16
₹14.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.69
|
$0.19
₹16.16
|
|
pay 60.2% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.46
|
$4.62
₹397.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€42.33
|
$10.12
₹871.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,196.60
|
$13,525.56
₹1,164,829.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.49
|
$2.94
₹253.09
|
|
pay 84.8% less for housing
|
Austria
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€31.21
|
$7.39
₹636.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€722.38
|
$138.05
₹11,889.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€610.21
|
$90.33
₹7,779.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€238.87
|
$29.97
₹2,580.93
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€377.85
|
$55.73
₹4,799.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,272.14
|
$1,565.54
₹134,825.17
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.02
|
$1.84
₹158.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.14
|
$1.59
₹136.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.68
|
$3.59
₹309.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€39.74
|
$15.33
₹1,320.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€10.89
|
$3.35
₹288.70
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€73.69
|
$24.02
₹2,068.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€38.01
|
$25.36
₹2,184.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€76.33
|
$41.62
₹3,584.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€102.81
|
$31.12
₹2,679.78
|
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