Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.5% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Austria instead of Rome, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.99
€17.53
|
$13.96
€12.24
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
€7.38
|
$8.49
€7.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
€1.66
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.03
|
$2.27
€1.99
|
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pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
€6.67
|
$7.10
€6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.76
|
$4.53
€3.97
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.07
€3.57
|
$5.13
€4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.91
|
$1.00
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.78
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.10
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.05
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.60
|
$0.64
€0.56
|
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pay 12.5% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
€7.04
|
$6.89
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€32.29
|
$48.91
€42.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,298.13
€23,060.85
|
$24,457.96
€21,447.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
€12.04
|
$18.99
€16.65
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.82
€26.15
|
$36.27
€31.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,121.35
€983.31
|
$766.13
€671.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$748.49
€656.35
|
$596.46
€523.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.76
€132.21
|
$178.40
€156.44
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$465.48
€408.18
|
$368.77
€323.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,701.00
€9,383.72
|
$8,777.60
€7,697.08
|
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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.26
€4.61
|
$3.93
€3.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
€1.32
|
$3.09
€2.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
€5.53
|
$5.84
€5.12
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.36
€45.04
|
$39.56
€34.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.05
€7.93
|
$12.05
€10.56
|
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pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.47
€71.44
|
$84.61
€74.19
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
€33.46
|
$34.20
€29.99
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.83
€81.40
|
$83.23
€72.98
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.92
€104.28
|
$113.40
€99.44
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