Cost of living comparison
Austria is 7.5% cheaper than Reading.
If you lived in Austria instead of Reading, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Reading
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Austria
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.33
£21.82
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
£1.13
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Reading
|
Austria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
£2.57
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
£2.60
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.14
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.62
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
£1.23
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
£1.02
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.54
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.42
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Reading
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.90
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.74
£64.47
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,015.68
£21,571.13
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.09
£13.65
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
Reading
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.46
£28.31
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,356.94
£1,083.47
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.33
£857.02
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.75
£139.53
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Reading
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,602.31
£1,279.39
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,836.45
£15,040.28
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Reading
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.97
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
£3.02
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.22
£12.15
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
£31.92
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
£6.45
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
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pay 5.2% less for clothing
Reading
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.53
£59.51
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.88
£42.22
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
£82.18
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.09
£72.73
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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