Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Austria
  3. United States
  4. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
USD

United States is 19.1% more expensive than Austria.

If you lived in United States instead of Austria, you would:
local_dining

pay 19.9% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.41
€10.88
$14.02 +13.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.00
€7.89
$7.68 -14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.18
€2.78
$1.89 -40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $2.45
€2.15
$1.53 -37.8%
Average -19.9%
Austria vs. United States - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 23.9% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.23
€1.95
$2.69 +20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.27
€6.37
$5.53 -24.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.90
€4.30
$3.20 -34.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.34
€2.92
$2.34 -29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.40
€4.74
$4.12 -23.8%
Apples (1 lb) $1.23
€1.08
$2.11 +70.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.86
€0.76
$0.77 -11.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.21
€1.06
$1.93 +58.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.20
€1.05
$1.97 +64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.67
€0.59
$1.30 +92.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.72
€0.63
$1.29 +79.6%
Average +23.9%
Austria vs. United States - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 8.5% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.45
€4.78
$2.62 -52.0%
Monthly public transit pass $45.82
€40.18
$63.87 +39.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,864.78
€20,927.05
$23,180.29 -2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $21.29
€18.67
$17.33 -18.6%
Average -8.5%
Austria vs. United States - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 40.0% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $37.08
€32.51
$67.35 +81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $870.03
€762.93
$1,222.86 +40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $661.12
€579.73
$1,029.07 +55.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $155.25
€136.14
$127.79 -17.7%
Average +40.0%
Austria vs. United States - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.1 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $313.56
€274.96
$886.13 +182.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,531.41
€9,235.01
$15,193.33 +44.3%
Average +113.4%
Austria vs. United States - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.40
€3.86
$4.50 +2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.42
€3.00
$4.17 +22.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.36
€5.57
$7.76 +22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $44.71
€39.21
$39.15 -12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.37
€10.84
$11.52 -6.8%
Average +5.4%
Austria vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 20.6% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $97.50
€85.50
$43.40 -55.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.61
€30.35
$36.02 +4.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.65
€75.10
$75.12 -12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $117.18
€102.75
$95.18 -18.8%
Average -20.6%
Austria vs. United States - Cost of clothing
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