Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Austria instead of London, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
London
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
CA$2.69
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.17
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
London
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CA$3.03
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
CA$7.63
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.15
CA$9.79
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
CA$3.97
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
CA$6.07
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CA$2.05
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
CA$0.77
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.87
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CA$1.13
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
London
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
CA$6.48
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.06
CA$95.83
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,263.28
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
London
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.74
CA$81.71
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.88
CA$1,975.01
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.27
CA$1,528.25
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.85
CA$176.24
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
London
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$737.49
CA$1,008.78
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,874.87
CA$24,450.15
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
CA$4.78
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.84
CA$14.82
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.34
CA$42.87
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.05
CA$15.12
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
London
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.06
CA$101.31
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.62
CA$59.66
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.84
CA$113.32
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.30
CA$130.36
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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