Cost of living comparison

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Austria vs. Pennsylvania Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 6.4% cheaper than Pennsylvania.

Restaurants
pay 16.6% more in Austria
Groceries
pay 9.6% less in Austria
Transportation
pay 7.8% more in Austria
Housing
pay 4.8% less in Austria
Childcare
pay 65.4% less in Austria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.4% less in Austria
Clothing
pay 23.0% more in Austria

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Austria are more expensive than in Pennsylvania. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Austria.

Austria vs. Pennsylvania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Austria instead of Pennsylvania, you would:

pay 16.6% more for restaurants

 
Pennsylvania
Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.53
 
$15.38
€13.67
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.30
 
$10.63
€9.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.27
 
$3.11
€2.77

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

 
Pennsylvania
Austria
Bread
1 loaf
$3.25
 
$2.51
€2.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.37
 
$8.15
€7.24
Milk (1 gallon) $4.35
 
$5.62
€4.99

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pay 7.8% more for transportation

 
Pennsylvania
Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.58
 
$6.30
€5.60
Monthly public transit pass $66.58
 
$48.89
€43.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,817.25
 
$26,790.93
€23,813.11

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pay 4.8% less for housing

 
Pennsylvania
Austria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.16
 
$36.05
€32.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,357.77
 
$834.31
€741.58
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,179.21
 
$704.76
€626.43

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pay 65.4% less for childcare

 
Pennsylvania
Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,481.93
 
$436.40
€387.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $35,614.17
 
$14,173.71
€12,598.30

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Pennsylvania
Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.58
 
$4.65
€4.13
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
 
$3.63
€3.22
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.13
 
$6.56
€5.83

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pay 23.0% more for clothing

 
Pennsylvania
Austria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.27
 
$85.11
€75.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.31
 
$43.90
€39.02
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.69
 
$88.16
€78.36

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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