Cost of living comparison
Spain is 22.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Spain instead of Austria, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Austria
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$35.45
€32.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$14.39
€13.23
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$828.43
€761.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$665.31
€611.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$381.14
€350.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$43.03
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Austria
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
$91.97
€84.57
|
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