Cost of living comparison
Austria is 34.7% cheaper than Santa Barbara.
If you lived in Austria instead of Santa Barbara, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Santa Barbara
|
Austria
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$28.00
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
Santa Barbara
|
Austria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.95
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.95
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.99
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.98
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.78
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.03
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Santa Barbara
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.50
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,000.00
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.31
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
Santa Barbara
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.49
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,933.75
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,607.14
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.95
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Santa Barbara
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,675.00
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,750.00
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Santa Barbara
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.84
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.50
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Santa Barbara
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.87
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.38
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$162.50
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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