Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.2% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Austria instead of Germany, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.49
|
$15.33
€13.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.27
|
$10.30
€9.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.57
|
$2.98
€2.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.26
|
$2.26
€2.06
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.92
|
$2.50
€2.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.15
|
$8.22
€7.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.86
|
$5.57
€5.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.23
|
$4.01
€3.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.55
|
$5.79
€5.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.15
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.59
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.91
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$1.84
€1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.84
€0.76
|
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pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.52
|
$6.51
€5.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€49.73
|
$49.62
€45.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,634.33
|
$26,063.58
€23,733.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.22
|
$19.69
€17.93
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€44.76
|
$36.32
€33.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€728.88
|
$871.49
€793.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€561.22
|
$685.35
€624.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€211.53
|
$267.95
€243.99
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€395.41
|
$469.56
€427.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,394.09
|
$14,286.41
€13,008.94
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.95
|
$4.59
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.14
|
$3.54
€3.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.02
|
$6.46
€5.89
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.25
|
$44.34
€40.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.44
|
$12.69
€11.55
|
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pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.17
|
$85.15
€77.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.60
|
$46.34
€42.20
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€81.80
|
$89.08
€81.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€109.50
|
$125.31
€114.11
|
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