Cost of living comparison
Mississippi is 16.6% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Austria, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Mississippi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€13.96
|
$15.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.38
|
$9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.72
|
$1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.06
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Austria
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.27
|
$2.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.49
|
$5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.07
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.65
|
$3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.27
|
$4.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.86
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.68
|
$2.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$1.01
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Austria
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.93
|
$2.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.18
|
$36.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,733.00
|
$37,721.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€17.93
|
$13.83
|
|
pay 23.2% more for housing
Austria
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.07
|
$66.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€793.57
|
$1,083.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€624.07
|
$973.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€243.99
|
$117.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€427.57
|
$1,753.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,008.94
|
$11,930.57
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.18
|
$4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.22
|
$5.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.89
|
$8.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.37
|
$36.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.55
|
$10.71
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Austria
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€77.53
|
$43.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.20
|
$40.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.11
|
$101.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€114.11
|
$109.52
|
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