Cost of living comparison
Austria is 25.7% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Austria instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.60
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.21
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.32
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$10.01
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$10.10
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.65
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.29
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.76
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.49
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.85
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.82
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.50
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
Canberra
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.50
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.83
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Canberra
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.48
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.83
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$100.84
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.80
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$285.52
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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