Cost of living comparison
Austria is 7.4% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Austria instead of Canada, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.37
CA$23.18
|
$15.38
€14.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
CA$14.18
|
$10.63
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.83
|
$3.11
€2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CA$2.29
|
$2.40
€2.27
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.48
CA$3.51
|
$2.51
€2.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
CA$7.51
|
$8.15
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.04
CA$11.38
|
$5.62
€5.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
CA$4.80
|
$4.05
€3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
CA$7.25
|
$6.06
€5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.54
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.26
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
CA$2.47
|
$1.88
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CA$1.64
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
CA$1.62
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CA$6.16
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.88
CA$93.29
|
$48.89
€46.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,555.94
CA$34,774.90
|
$26,790.93
€25,344.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.33
CA$23.13
|
$20.20
€19.11
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.95
CA$86.32
|
$36.05
€34.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,220.42
CA$1,728.29
|
$834.31
€789.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,114.36
CA$1,578.09
|
$704.76
€666.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.39
CA$163.41
|
$275.88
€260.99
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$729.99
CA$1,033.77
|
$436.40
€412.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,017.58
CA$17,018.69
|
$14,173.71
€13,408.74
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
CA$7.36
|
$4.65
€4.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
CA$5.07
|
$3.63
€3.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.91
CA$18.29
|
$6.56
€6.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.97
CA$60.85
|
$45.89
€43.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.95
CA$15.51
|
$12.58
€11.90
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Canada
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.89
CA$76.31
|
$85.11
€80.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.01
CA$55.25
|
$43.90
€41.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.94
CA$120.28
|
$88.16
€83.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.12
CA$144.61
|
$118.74
€112.33
|
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