Cost of living comparison
London is 78.6% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in London instead of Austria, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
|
Austria
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.01
|
$25.22
£19.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.41
|
$10.09
£7.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.73
|
$2.54
£1.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.07
|
$2.08
£1.60
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.28
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.51
|
$4.74
£3.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.09
|
$6.34
£4.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.67
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.29
|
$4.28
£3.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.68
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Austria
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.95
|
$7.20
£5.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.34
|
$252.24
£193.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,817.35
|
$34,406.00
£26,326.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€17.99
|
$25.33
£19.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Austria
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.19
|
$39.12
£29.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€796.39
|
$2,697.16
£2,063.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€626.29
|
$2,027.26
£1,551.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€244.86
|
$284.51
£217.69
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Austria
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€429.09
|
$2,321.07
£1,776.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,055.17
|
$25,293.41
£19,353.73
|
|
pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.20
|
$8.20
£6.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.23
|
$4.56
£3.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.91
|
$18.92
£14.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.52
|
$58.95
£45.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.59
|
$18.92
£14.48
|
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pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€77.81
|
$103.07
£78.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.35
|
$49.65
£37.99
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.40
|
$112.31
£85.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€114.51
|
$123.32
£94.36
|
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