Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.5 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Austria instead of India, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
India
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.47
₹195.51
|
$13.96
€13.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.97
₹314.13
|
$8.49
€8.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
₹33.20
|
$2.73
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹14.87
|
$2.27
€2.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
India
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹36.22
|
$2.17
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₹206.96
|
$7.10
€6.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹199.55
|
$4.53
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹74.36
|
$3.19
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
₹113.47
|
$5.13
€5.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹69.87
|
$1.00
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹22.22
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
₹35.83
|
$1.10
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹17.48
|
$1.32
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹12.58
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹15.66
|
$0.64
€0.63
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
India
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
₹394.96
|
$6.89
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
₹676.52
|
$48.91
€48.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,555.07
₹1,073,863.07
|
$24,457.96
€24,009.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.58
₹204.71
|
$18.99
€18.64
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
India
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹731.39
|
$36.27
€35.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.92
₹10,847.48
|
$766.13
€752.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.95
₹7,205.26
|
$596.46
€585.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.05
₹2,064.06
|
$178.40
€175.13
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
India
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.16
₹4,211.58
|
$368.77
€362.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,329.76
₹105,346.71
|
$8,777.60
€8,616.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
₹149.68
|
$3.93
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
₹115.03
|
$3.09
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
₹308.43
|
$5.84
€5.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.08
₹1,590.90
|
$39.56
€38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.05
₹241.38
|
$12.05
€11.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
India
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.30
₹2,162.57
|
$84.61
€83.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.60
₹2,424.08
|
$34.20
€33.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.96
₹3,482.85
|
$83.23
€81.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.27
₹2,635.44
|
$113.40
€111.32
|
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