Cost of living comparison
Austria is 7.5% cheaper than Konstanz.
If you lived in Austria instead of Konstanz, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
Konstanz
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.68
€17.33
|
$15.33
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
€2.99
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.28
€3.04
|
$2.26
€2.10
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
Konstanz
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
€2.25
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$8.22
€7.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.23
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.41
€6.87
|
$5.79
€5.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.51
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Konstanz
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.85
|
$6.51
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$49.62
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,859.98
€29,558.09
|
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.52
€17.18
|
$19.69
€18.27
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Konstanz
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€48.18
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,160.53
€1,076.68
|
$871.49
€808.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$879.37
€815.84
|
$685.35
€635.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$314.19
€291.49
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Konstanz
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$613.64
€569.30
|
$469.56
€435.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,751.23
€15,540.96
|
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Konstanz
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$4.59
€4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.89
€48.14
|
$44.34
€41.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$12.69
€11.77
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Konstanz
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.01
€110.41
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.37
€22.61
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.94
€100.14
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$151.08
€140.16
|
$125.31
€116.26
|
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