Cost of living comparison
Austria is 40.4% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Austria instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.98
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.13
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.93
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.60
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.37
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.56
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€27,033.48
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.93
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Portugal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.85
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€662.27
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€516.93
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.89
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 10.6% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€331.24
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,470.51
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.95
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.21
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.72
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.02
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.54
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.22
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.75
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.93
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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