Cost of living comparison
Austria is 32.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Austria instead of Greece, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.61
|
$15.13
€13.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.40
|
$9.01
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.82
|
$2.84
€2.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$2.40
€2.19
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
$2.29
€2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.54
|
$7.30
€6.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.14
|
$5.02
€4.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.48
|
$3.54
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.32
|
$5.30
€4.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.10
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.87
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
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pay 17.7% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.04
|
$7.22
€6.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€36.76
|
$48.12
€43.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,242.79
|
$25,940.65
€23,698.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€11.90
|
$19.81
€18.10
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€31.82
|
$37.53
€34.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€392.12
|
$743.38
€679.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€327.56
|
$621.91
€568.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€157.19
|
$222.11
€202.91
|
|
pay 22.1% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€311.61
|
$416.59
€380.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,143.77
|
$8,210.34
€7,500.56
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.73
|
$4.19
€3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.04
|
$3.32
€3.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.68
|
$6.20
€5.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.31
|
$41.56
€37.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.08
|
$12.77
€11.66
|
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pay 6.6% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€69.76
|
$75.76
€69.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.27
|
$38.64
€35.30
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.09
|
$85.33
€77.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€90.62
|
$110.53
€100.97
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