Cost of living comparison
Italy is 8.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Italy instead of Austria, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
€13.70
|
$14.35
€14.08
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
€8.33
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.68
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.22
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
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pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
€2.13
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
€6.97
|
$6.40
€6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
€4.44
|
$4.35
€4.27
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
€3.13
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
€5.03
|
$4.02
€3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.99
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.76
|
$0.76
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.08
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.29
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.72
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.63
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
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pay 4.1% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.77
|
$8.47
€8.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.91
€48.01
|
$36.88
€36.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,457.96
€24,009.57
|
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.99
€18.64
|
$16.94
€16.63
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.27
€35.60
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.13
€752.08
|
$560.05
€549.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$596.46
€585.53
|
$428.17
€420.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.40
€175.13
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.77
€362.01
|
$431.71
€423.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,777.60
€8,616.68
|
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.93
€3.86
|
$4.48
€4.40
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€3.03
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.73
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.56
€38.83
|
$48.62
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.05
€11.83
|
$8.84
€8.67
|
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pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.61
€83.06
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€33.58
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.23
€81.70
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.40
€111.32
|
$107.74
€105.76
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