Cost of living comparison
Austria is 20.3% cheaper than Melbourne.
If you lived in Austria instead of Melbourne, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
Melbourne
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.68
A$25.25
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
A$3.93
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.53
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Melbourne
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
A$3.58
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
A$8.08
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
A$8.80
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
A$5.50
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
A$6.03
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.22
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.76
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
A$3.59
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Melbourne
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
A$8.04
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.09
A$163.64
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,352.00
A$35,355.04
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
A$24.45
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Melbourne
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.16
A$82.00
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.82
A$2,185.95
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.41
A$1,753.85
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.23
A$195.65
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Melbourne
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,718.67
A$2,602.07
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,591.46
A$31,175.57
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Melbourne
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
A$5.29
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.87
A$72.48
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
A$22.73
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Melbourne
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.72
A$128.27
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.48
A$82.48
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.46
A$180.87
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.69
A$193.32
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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