Cost of living comparison
Austria is 18.7% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Austria instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£28.95
|
$15.33
€14.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.76
|
$10.30
€9.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.17
|
$2.98
€2.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.75
|
$2.26
€2.07
|
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pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.55
|
$2.50
€2.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.20
|
$8.22
€7.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.75
|
$5.57
€5.09
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.86
|
$4.01
€3.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.13
|
$5.79
€5.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.49
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.66
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.38
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.09
|
$1.84
€1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.83
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.71
|
$0.84
€0.76
|
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pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.39
|
$6.51
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£50.18
|
$49.62
€45.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,305.82
|
$26,063.58
€23,817.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£31.54
|
$19.69
€17.99
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£49.22
|
$36.32
€33.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,423.44
|
$871.49
€796.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,290.75
|
$685.35
€626.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£82.79
|
$267.95
€244.86
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,532.01
|
$469.56
€429.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,334.12
|
$14,286.41
€13,055.17
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.31
|
$4.59
€4.20
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.64
|
$3.54
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£9.89
|
$6.46
€5.91
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£58.39
|
$44.34
€40.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.55
|
$12.69
€11.59
|
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pay 8.2% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£72.38
|
$85.15
€77.81
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£41.50
|
$46.34
€42.35
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£76.00
|
$89.08
€81.40
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£94.09
|
$125.31
€114.51
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