Cost of living comparison
Austria is 21.5% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Austria instead of Italy, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Austria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.75
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.34
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Italy
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.36
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.21
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Italy
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.84
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.67
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.24
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 39.4% more for housing
Italy
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€616.25
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€470.97
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
Italy
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€484.40
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.63
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.89
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.87
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
Italy
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.75
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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