Cost of living comparison
Austria is 51.0% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Austria instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 73.3% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK181.89
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK182.73
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.73
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK31.21
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.91
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK136.90
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK86.16
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK63.48
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK84.67
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.37
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.72
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.08
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.80
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.90
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.97
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 55.7% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK146.06
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK466.66
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK593,056.27
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK274.82
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 51.2% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK449.38
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,772.19
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,588.20
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,476.68
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 63.3% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,409.16
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK170,275.79
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK46.09
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.89
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK142.74
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,122.27
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK219.82
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,661.00
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK855.31
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,933.33
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,397.62
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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