Cost of living comparison
Austria is 33.7% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Austria instead of George Town, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.93
|
$15.13
€13.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.06
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
George Town
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.93
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.42
|
$7.30
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.50
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.65
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.79
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.84
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.25
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
George Town
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.48
|
$7.22
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.89
|
$48.12
€44.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,864.33
|
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.81
€18.24
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
George Town
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.39
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,239.83
|
$743.38
€684.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,576.17
|
$621.91
€572.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$255.59
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
George Town
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$771.50
|
$416.59
€383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,877.87
|
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.48
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.85
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.41
|
$41.56
€38.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.93
|
$12.77
€11.76
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
George Town
|
Austria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.68
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.35
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.32
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.41
|
$110.53
€101.79
|
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