Cost of living comparison
Austria is 10.5% cheaper than New York.
If you lived in Austria instead of New York, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
New York
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.55
|
$15.33
€13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.56
|
$10.30
€9.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
|
$2.98
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$2.26
€2.02
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
New York
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
|
$2.50
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.77
|
$8.22
€7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
|
$5.57
€4.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.96
|
$4.01
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
|
$5.79
€5.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.16
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.95
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.30
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.84
€1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
New York
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$6.51
€5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.19
|
$49.62
€44.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,717.16
|
$26,063.58
€23,330.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
|
$19.69
€17.62
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
New York
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.52
|
$36.32
€32.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,904.48
|
$871.49
€780.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,597.79
|
$685.35
€613.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.98
|
$267.95
€239.85
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
New York
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,603.45
|
$469.56
€420.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,094.39
|
$14,286.41
€12,788.27
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
New York
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.06
|
$4.59
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
|
$3.54
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.70
|
$6.46
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.80
|
$44.34
€39.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.75
|
$12.69
€11.36
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
New York
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.03
|
$85.15
€76.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.33
|
$46.34
€41.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.02
|
$89.08
€79.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.47
|
$125.31
€112.17
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