Cost of living comparison
Austria is 9.7% more expensive than Bielefeld.
If you lived in Austria instead of Bielefeld, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Bielefeld
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$15.33
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$2.26
€2.10
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Bielefeld
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$8.22
€7.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.86
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
€3.39
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.94
€7.37
|
$5.79
€5.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Bielefeld
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
€6.58
|
$6.51
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$49.62
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.26
€22.51
|
$19.69
€18.27
|
|
pay 24.3% more for housing
Bielefeld
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€48.18
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$487.34
€452.13
|
$871.49
€808.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$487.34
€452.13
|
$685.35
€635.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.45
€230.50
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
|
pay 23.2% more for childcare
Bielefeld
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$471.10
€437.06
|
$469.56
€435.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,746.88
€9,042.67
|
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bielefeld
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$4.59
€4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.14
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.62
€47.89
|
$44.34
€41.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$12.69
€11.77
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Bielefeld
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.34
€72.68
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.47
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.05
€85.40
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.91
€103.82
|
$125.31
€116.26
|
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