Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 21.5% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Austria, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Austria
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United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.30
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.78
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Austria
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.67
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.19
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.40
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.89
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Austria
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.08
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.29
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.37
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Austria
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€812.95
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€639.31
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Austria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€438.02
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.28
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.36
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.83
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Austria
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.90
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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