Cost of living comparison
Austria is 41.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Austria instead of Greece, you would:
pay 82.0% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.53
|
$15.33
€14.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.24
|
$10.30
€9.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.80
|
$2.98
€2.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$2.26
€2.07
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
$2.50
€2.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.96
|
$8.22
€7.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.54
|
$5.57
€5.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.74
|
$4.01
€3.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.90
|
$5.79
€5.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.84
€1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.84
€0.76
|
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pay 8.0% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.13
|
$6.51
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.68
|
$49.62
€45.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,396.73
|
$26,063.58
€23,817.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.38
|
$19.69
€17.99
|
|
pay 49.5% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.99
|
$36.32
€33.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€483.52
|
$871.49
€796.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€371.36
|
$685.35
€626.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€162.97
|
$267.95
€244.86
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€320.52
|
$469.56
€429.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,084.47
|
$14,286.41
€13,055.17
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.86
|
$4.59
€4.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.21
|
$3.54
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.55
|
$6.46
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.52
|
$44.34
€40.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.16
|
$12.69
€11.59
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€76.58
|
$85.15
€77.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.58
|
$46.34
€42.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.30
|
$89.08
€81.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.02
|
$125.31
€114.51
|
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