Cost of living comparison
Austria is 1.8% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.95
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.76
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.41
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 10.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.61
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.52
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.41
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.39
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.86
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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