Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.0% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Austria instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
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Netherlands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.57
|
$15.33
€13.96
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.20
|
$10.30
€9.38
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.63
|
$2.98
€2.72
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.07
|
$2.26
€2.06
|
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pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.64
|
$2.50
€2.27
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.46
|
$8.22
€7.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.08
|
$5.57
€5.07
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.85
|
$4.01
€3.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.18
|
$5.79
€5.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.96
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.26
|
$1.84
€1.68
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.80
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.84
€0.76
|
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pay 23.8% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.18
|
$6.51
€5.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€92.23
|
$49.62
€45.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,393.11
|
$26,063.58
€23,733.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€19.97
|
$19.69
€17.93
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.34
|
$36.32
€33.07
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,126.09
|
$871.49
€793.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€934.15
|
$685.35
€624.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€167.74
|
$267.95
€243.99
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,569.15
|
$469.56
€427.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,356.87
|
$14,286.41
€13,008.94
|
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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€4.96
|
$4.59
€4.18
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.20
|
$3.54
€3.22
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.42
|
$6.46
€5.89
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.52
|
$44.34
€40.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.36
|
$12.69
€11.55
|
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pay 11.3% more for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€75.29
|
$85.15
€77.53
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.14
|
$46.34
€42.20
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€82.80
|
$89.08
€81.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€105.01
|
$125.31
€114.11
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