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South Carolina vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

South Carolina is 10.9% more expensive than Austria overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.4% less in South Carolina
Groceries
pay 20.0% more in South Carolina
Transportation
pay 22.8% less in South Carolina
Housing
pay 37.1% more in South Carolina
Childcare
pay 61.7% more in South Carolina
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.3% less in South Carolina
Clothing
pay 24.5% less in South Carolina

The cost of childcare, housing, and groceries in South Carolina are more expensive than in Austria. Expenses including clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in South Carolina.

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South Carolina vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Carolina instead of Austria, you would:

pay 7.4% less for restaurants

 
Austria
South Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.46
€15.54
$18.26
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.35
€10.99
$11.29
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.78
€3.36
$2.75
 
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pay 20.0% more for groceries

 
Austria
South Carolina
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.57
€2.29
$3.57
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.98
€8.00
$6.52
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.13
€5.46
$3.54
 
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pay 22.8% less for transportation

 
Austria
South Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.11
€6.33
$3.43
 
Monthly public transit pass $57.51
€51.19
$57.12
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,576.16
€26,323.85
$33,498.60
 
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pay 37.1% more for housing

 
Austria
South Carolina
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $35.97
€32.02
$69.68
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $964.19
€858.16
$1,550.07
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $803.82
€715.43
$1,238.74
 
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pay 61.7% more for childcare

 
Austria
South Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $557.81
€496.47
$1,378.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,914.08
€15,054.14
$17,884.58
 
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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Austria
South Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.34
€4.75
$5.65
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.45
€3.96
$5.60
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.41
€6.59
$8.89
 
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pay 24.5% less for clothing

 
Austria
South Carolina
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $95.22
€84.75
$49.47
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $45.58
€40.57
$37.12
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.93
€91.61
$89.72
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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