Cost of living comparison
Italy is 6.2% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Italy instead of Austria, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.13
|
$15.74
€14.70
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
$9.09
€8.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
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pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$4.88
€4.56
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$3.14
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.94
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
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pay 3.8% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$8.02
€7.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.91
|
$38.40
€35.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,213.00
|
$25,887.08
€24,163.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.49
|
$18.65
€17.41
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.03
|
$30.75
€28.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€693.87
|
$608.10
€567.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.49
|
$488.80
€456.25
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.32
|
$151.72
€141.61
|
|
pay 13.7% more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€388.84
|
$459.30
€428.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,663.53
|
$9,604.44
€8,964.78
|
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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$6.30
€5.88
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.79
|
$51.79
€48.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$9.32
€8.70
|
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pay 2.4% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.71
|
$80.37
€75.02
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.07
|
$36.54
€34.11
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.65
|
$89.56
€83.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.17
|
$114.84
€107.19
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