Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Austria instead of Germany, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$15.13
€14.18
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$9.01
€8.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
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pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.32
|
$7.30
€6.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$5.30
€4.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
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pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.86
|
$48.12
€45.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,350.21
|
$25,940.65
€24,310.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.53
|
$19.81
€18.56
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.55
|
$37.53
€35.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€711.99
|
$743.38
€696.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€541.61
|
$621.91
€582.83
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.47
|
$222.11
€208.15
|
|
pay 1.6% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.31
|
$416.59
€390.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,143.49
|
$8,210.34
€7,694.38
|
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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.06
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.52
|
$6.20
€5.81
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.59
|
$41.56
€38.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.32
|
$12.77
€11.96
|
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pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.71
|
$75.76
€71.00
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.11
|
$38.64
€36.22
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.84
|
$85.33
€79.97
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.35
|
$110.53
€103.58
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