Cost of living comparison
Austria is 49.5% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 80.9% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.09
|
$15.13
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.70
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.38
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.00
|
$7.30
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.61
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.40
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 54.5% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.10
|
$7.22
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.30
|
$48.12
€44.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,718.68
|
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.51
|
$19.81
€18.24
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
Slovakia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.05
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€484.40
|
$743.38
€684.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€396.53
|
$621.91
€572.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€141.83
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
Slovakia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€338.47
|
$416.59
€383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€6,994.26
|
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.39
|
$41.56
€38.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.53
|
$12.77
€11.76
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.16
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.13
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.01
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€80.80
|
$110.53
€101.79
|
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