Cost of living comparison
Austria is 1.3% cheaper than Frankfurt.
If you lived in Austria instead of Frankfurt, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Frankfurt
|
Austria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.33
€15.93
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Frankfurt
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
€1.96
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
€6.23
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.12
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
€3.39
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€5.93
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Frankfurt
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$49.62
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.39
€21.50
|
$19.69
€18.10
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Frankfurt
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.63
€41.02
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,279.18
€1,175.76
|
$871.49
€801.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$906.10
€832.84
|
$685.35
€629.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.36
€220.00
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
Frankfurt
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$498.17
€457.90
|
$469.56
€431.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,656.43
€13,471.45
|
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Frankfurt
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
€3.39
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
€45.92
|
$44.34
€40.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$12.69
€11.66
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Frankfurt
|
Austria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.19
€64.51
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
€27.76
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.81
€77.95
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.80
€109.20
|
$125.31
€115.18
|
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