Cost of living comparison
Austria is 1.5% more expensive than Belfast.
If you lived in Austria instead of Belfast, you would:
pay 23.1% more for restaurants
Belfast
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Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.88
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
£6.45
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
£1.63
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
£1.19
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Belfast
|
Austria
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
£1.26
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
£2.81
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
£3.99
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
£2.64
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
£0.83
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Belfast
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.35
£5.87
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.53
£59.51
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,987.10
£19,951.38
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.55
£18.80
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Belfast
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.43
£35.48
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,078.37
£861.04
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$770.67
£615.35
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.92
£92.55
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 22.3% less for childcare
Belfast
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.32
£822.68
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,142.08
£5,702.71
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Belfast
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£5.16
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
£2.95
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.71
£12.55
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
£32.20
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
£8.93
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
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pay 1.0% more for clothing
Belfast
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.70
£57.25
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.92
£33.47
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£69.42
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.52
£81.86
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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