Cost of living comparison
Italy is 13.6% 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 |
$15.33
€13.96
|
$15.81
€14.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.38
|
$10.17
€9.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.72
|
$2.51
€2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.06
|
$1.21
€1.10
|
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pay 16.3% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.27
|
$2.05
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.49
|
$6.81
€6.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.07
|
$5.59
€5.09
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.65
|
$3.41
€3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.27
|
$5.01
€4.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$0.96
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.86
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.00
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.68
|
$1.28
€1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.70
€0.63
|
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pay 1.9% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.93
|
$7.33
€6.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.18
|
$38.24
€34.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,733.00
|
$26,985.59
€24,572.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€17.93
|
$19.55
€17.81
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.07
|
$29.86
€27.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€793.57
|
$660.64
€601.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€624.07
|
$504.89
€459.74
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€243.99
|
$158.99
€144.77
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€427.57
|
$519.28
€472.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,008.94
|
$9,615.09
€8,755.32
|
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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.18
|
$4.97
€4.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.22
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.89
|
$6.16
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.37
|
$52.41
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.55
|
$9.51
€8.66
|
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pay 12.4% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€77.53
|
$76.74
€69.88
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.20
|
$34.05
€31.00
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.11
|
$84.06
€76.54
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€114.11
|
$115.51
€105.18
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