Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 10.5% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Austria, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
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Austria
|
Ohio
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€13.83
|
$15.88
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.29
|
$9.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.69
|
$2.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.04
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Ohio
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.25
|
$2.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.42
|
$6.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.02
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.62
|
$2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.22
|
$5.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.05
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.86
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.18
|
$1.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.66
|
$2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.85
|
$1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$1.55
|
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pay 1.7% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Ohio
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.88
|
$3.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€44.77
|
$64.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,517.77
|
$33,068.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€17.77
|
$17.11
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Ohio
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€32.77
|
$58.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€786.37
|
$1,083.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€618.41
|
$831.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€241.78
|
$138.79
|
|
pay 64.2% more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Ohio
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€423.70
|
$981.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€12,890.96
|
$17,051.78
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Ohio
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.14
|
$4.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.19
|
$4.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.83
|
$9.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.01
|
$37.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.45
|
$10.73
|
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pay 15.0% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Ohio
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€76.83
|
$51.61
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€41.82
|
$41.67
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€80.38
|
$87.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€113.07
|
$114.56
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