Cost of living comparison
Austria is 41.2% 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 |
$6.13
₩8,242
|
$15.13
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩6,964
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,891
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩907
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,688
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩10,917
|
$7.30
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,682
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,673
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,820
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,894
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,030
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,579
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,083
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,878
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,457
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,622
|
$7.22
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩58,798
|
$48.12
€44.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,536,984
|
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,553
|
$19.81
€18.24
|
|
pay 93.2% more for housing
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,356
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩527,651
|
$743.38
€684.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩406,647
|
$621.91
€572.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩149,488
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩461,138
|
$416.59
€383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,530,593
|
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,924
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,423
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,639
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,198
|
$41.56
€38.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,001
|
$12.77
€11.76
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,135
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩59,968
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩101,460
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩122,404
|
$110.53
€101.79
|
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