Cost of living comparison
Washington is 40.7% more expensive than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.3% more in Washington
- Groceries
-
pay 15.9% more in Washington
- Transportation
-
pay 3.1% more in Washington
- Housing
-
pay 62.0% more in Washington
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Washington
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.1% more in Washington
- Clothing
-
pay 14.2% less in Washington
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Washington are more expensive than in Austria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Washington.
If you lived in Washington instead of Austria, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.89
|
$20.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.29
|
$11.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€3.01
|
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.32
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Austria
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.43
|
$3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.89
|
$6.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.44
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.92
|
$3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.87
|
$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.12
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.32
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.82
|
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Austria
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.10
|
$4.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€47.33
|
$62.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,940.10
|
$34,230.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.56
|
$17.60
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
Austria
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.90
|
$66.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€807.81
|
$1,678.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€682.38
|
$1,500.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€267.12
|
$139.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€422.54
|
$1,651.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,723.58
|
$25,288.69
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.50
|
$6.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.51
|
$5.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.35
|
$10.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€44.44
|
$56.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.18
|
$13.67
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Austria
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€82.41
|
$52.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€42.50
|
$40.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€85.36
|
$85.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€114.97
|
$108.76
|
|
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