Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.1 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Austria instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR162.04
|
$15.38
€14.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR86.16
|
$10.63
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.24
|
$3.11
€2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.38
|
$2.40
€2.27
|
|
pay 98.8% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.89
|
$2.51
€2.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR66.37
|
$8.15
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR75.83
|
$5.62
€5.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR40.22
|
$4.05
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR36.63
|
$6.06
€5.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.23
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.15
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.59
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.62
|
$1.88
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.00
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR90.10
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR944.76
|
$48.89
€46.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR372,187.40
|
$26,790.93
€25,327.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR154.40
|
$20.20
€19.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR747.15
|
$36.05
€34.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR6,909.13
|
$834.31
€788.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,894.01
|
$704.76
€666.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,452.03
|
$275.88
€260.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,144.64
|
$436.40
€412.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR72,847.68
|
$14,173.71
€13,399.23
|
|
pay 96.9% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.07
|
$4.65
€4.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR34.00
|
$3.63
€3.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR52.45
|
$6.56
€6.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR532.80
|
$45.89
€43.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR119.58
|
$12.58
€11.89
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR861.76
|
$85.11
€80.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR579.00
|
$43.90
€41.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,632.47
|
$88.16
€83.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,469.53
|
$118.74
€112.25
|
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