Cost of living comparison
Austria is 5.3% more expensive than Darwin.
If you lived in Austria instead of Darwin, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Darwin
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.95
A$22.31
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.96
A$17.85
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
A$4.46
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
A$4.46
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Darwin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
A$4.31
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.98
A$7.44
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
A$6.95
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
A$6.23
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
A$6.00
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
A$2.70
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.96
A$2.92
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
A$2.77
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
A$3.37
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
A$2.40
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
A$1.45
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Darwin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
A$6.52
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.32
A$69.12
|
$49.62
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,523.01
A$44,057.62
|
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.69
€18.10
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Darwin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.15
A$88.27
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,550.71
A$2,314.14
|
$871.49
€801.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,011.38
A$1,509.30
|
$685.35
€629.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.32
A$272.08
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
|
pay 79.1% more for childcare
Darwin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$469.56
€431.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,975.06
A$11,901.30
|
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Darwin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.65
A$9.92
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
A$5.45
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$25.59
A$38.18
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$144.55
A$215.71
|
$44.34
€40.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.95
A$23.80
|
$12.69
€11.66
|
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pay 15.9% more for clothing
Darwin
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.54
A$115.71
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
A$39.67
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.67
A$156.20
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.92
A$198.36
|
$125.31
€115.18
|
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