Cost of living comparison
Austria is 33.8% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Austria instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
₩7,517
|
$13.96
€13.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.13
₩6,649
|
$8.49
€8.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
₩1,631
|
$2.73
€2.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
₩825
|
$2.27
€2.22
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
South Korea
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
₩2,847
|
$2.17
€2.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
₩9,458
|
$7.10
€6.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
₩9,713
|
$4.53
€4.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
₩3,580
|
$3.19
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.65
₩4,726
|
$5.13
€5.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.19
₩4,134
|
$1.00
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
₩2,131
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
₩2,667
|
$1.10
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.43
₩3,142
|
$1.32
€1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,789
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩1,294
|
$0.64
€0.63
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
|
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
₩6,331
|
$6.89
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.92
₩56,893
|
$48.91
€48.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,663.40
₩35,831,852
|
$24,457.96
€24,009.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.19
₩13,203
|
$18.99
€18.64
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
|
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.80
₩28,238
|
$36.27
€35.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.56
₩571,944
|
$766.13
€752.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.99
₩440,376
|
$596.46
€585.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.20
₩122,020
|
$178.40
€175.13
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
|
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.38
₩535,448
|
$368.77
€362.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,977.08
₩28,466,471
|
$8,777.60
€8,616.68
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
₩3,559
|
$3.93
€3.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
₩4,384
|
$3.09
€3.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
₩4,539
|
$5.84
€5.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.78
₩58,008
|
$39.56
€38.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
₩11,768
|
$12.05
€11.83
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
South Korea
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.38
₩66,555
|
$84.61
€83.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.41
₩51,044
|
$34.20
€33.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.36
₩89,843
|
$83.23
€81.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.01
₩130,833
|
$113.40
€111.32
|
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