Cost of living comparison
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Austria vs. France Cost of Living Summary
Austria is 9.2% more expensive than France overall.
Austria vs. France Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Austria instead of France, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.55
€15.62
|
$17.46
€15.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.68
€11.29
|
$12.35
€10.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.10
€2.76
|
$3.78
€3.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.73
|
$3.01
€2.68
|
|
France vs. Austria - Cost of restaurants
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.74
|
$2.57
€2.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
€8.35
|
$8.98
€8.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
€4.46
|
$6.13
€5.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
$4.57
€4.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.80
€5.16
|
$6.11
€5.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.23
|
$1.25
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.94
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.14
|
$1.36
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.43
|
$1.85
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.97
€0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.90
|
$0.97
€0.86
|
|
France vs. Austria - Cost of groceries
pay 4.3% less for transportation
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.00
€7.12
|
$7.11
€6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€47.48
|
$57.51
€51.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,426.60
€29,750.88
|
$29,576.16
€26,323.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.80
€18.51
|
$24.10
€21.45
|
|
France vs. Austria - Cost of transportation
pay 27.1% more for housing
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.99
€28.47
|
$35.97
€32.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$816.57
€726.77
|
$964.19
€858.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$649.54
€578.12
|
$803.82
€715.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.65
€136.76
|
$265.50
€236.31
|
|
France vs. Austria - Cost of housing
pay 10.0% less for childcare
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$901.10
€802.01
|
$557.81
€496.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,924.68
€11,503.43
|
$16,914.08
€15,054.14
|
|
France vs. Austria - Cost of childcare
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
€6.28
|
$5.34
€4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
€3.24
|
$4.45
€3.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
€12.03
|
$7.41
€6.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.05
€33.86
|
$46.11
€41.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.82
€11.41
|
$13.84
€12.32
|
|
France vs. Austria - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.79
€83.48
|
$95.22
€84.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.21
€39.34
|
$45.58
€40.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.75
€91.45
|
$102.93
€91.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.67
€115.41
|
$120.01
€106.82
|
|
France vs. Austria - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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