Cost of living comparison
London is 75.8% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in London instead of Austria, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
Austria
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.14
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Austria
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Austria
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.95
|
$198.74
£158.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.50
|
$22.83
£18.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Austria
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.40
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.93
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Austria
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.14
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.82
|
$56.73
£45.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Austria
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.24
|
$120.19
£95.80
|
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