Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.9 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Austria instead of India, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹185.79
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹325.66
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.21
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.41
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.42
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.20
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹205.77
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.23
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹112.90
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.01
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.44
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.79
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.13
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.54
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.69
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹397.34
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹695.97
|
$48.12
€45.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,091,661.07
|
$25,940.65
€24,325.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.12
|
$19.81
€18.57
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
|
India
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹700.88
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,482.21
|
$743.38
€697.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,106.60
|
$621.91
€583.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,171.22
|
$222.11
€208.29
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,955.71
|
$416.59
€390.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,255.74
|
$8,210.34
€7,699.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.51
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.46
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹319.57
|
$6.20
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,417.02
|
$41.56
€38.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.08
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,113.00
|
$75.76
€71.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,229.36
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,430.23
|
$85.33
€80.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,555.25
|
$110.53
€103.65
|
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