Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.1 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,617
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,358
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,798
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,310
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,840
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,095
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,258
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,151
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,440
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,553
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,191
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,310
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,979
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$92,563
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,215
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$817,565
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$690,614
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$408,978
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,511
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,726
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$71,894
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,419
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 78.7% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,015
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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