Cost of living comparison
Austria is 85.0% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Austria instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
$663.86
|
$13.96
€12.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
$829.83
|
$8.49
€7.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
$118.55
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$86.09
|
$2.27
€1.99
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.72
$346.18
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
$689.23
|
$7.10
€6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.83
$1,505.77
|
$4.53
€3.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
$335.55
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
$326.69
|
$5.13
€4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.05
$261.60
|
$1.00
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
$125.91
|
$0.78
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
$205.14
|
$1.10
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
$122.82
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
$118.48
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$120.26
|
$0.64
€0.56
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
$594.84
|
$6.89
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.33
$3,734.23
|
$48.91
€42.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,102.89
$4,978,971.29
|
$24,457.96
€21,447.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.07
$3,319.31
|
$18.99
€16.65
|
|
pay 54.4% more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.00
$5,093.07
|
$36.27
€31.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$640.85
$81,599.81
|
$766.13
€671.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.49
$38,898.21
|
$596.46
€523.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.10
$10,708.45
|
$178.40
€156.44
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.69
$30,392.47
|
$368.77
€323.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,536.96
$195,701.23
|
$8,777.60
€7,697.08
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
$248.95
|
$3.93
€3.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
$361.57
|
$3.09
€2.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
$1,078.78
|
$5.84
€5.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.45
$5,405.50
|
$39.56
€34.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
$1,182.51
|
$12.05
€10.56
|
|
pay 93.5% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.61
$3,769.79
|
$84.61
€74.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.14
$2,437.62
|
$34.20
€29.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.84
$7,364.73
|
$83.23
€72.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.43
$8,713.20
|
$113.40
€99.44
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