Cost of living comparison
Kentucky is 9.5% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Kentucky instead of Austria, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Kentucky
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€13.72
|
$14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.22
|
$9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.67
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.02
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Austria
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.24
|
$2.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.36
|
$6.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€4.98
|
$2.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.59
|
$2.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.18
|
$4.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.04
|
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.17
|
$1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.65
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.84
|
$1.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.75
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
Austria
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.83
|
$3.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€44.42
|
$43.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,330.43
|
$34,481.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€17.62
|
$15.02
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Austria
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€32.51
|
$62.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€780.11
|
$1,236.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€613.48
|
$963.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€239.85
|
$148.36
|
|
pay 82.0% more for childcare
Austria
|
Kentucky
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€420.32
|
$1,229.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€12,788.27
|
$14,594.33
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.11
|
$4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.17
|
$4.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.79
|
$7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€39.69
|
$30.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.36
|
$11.47
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Austria
|
Kentucky
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€76.22
|
$44.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€41.48
|
$43.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€79.74
|
$80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€112.17
|
$94.86
|
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