Cost of living comparison
Austria is 37.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Austria instead of Spain, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.42
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
Spain
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.78
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.04
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Spain
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.10
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€33.06
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,398.13
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.42
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 41.7% more for housing
Spain
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€772.78
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€620.61
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€99.50
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 58.0% more for childcare
Spain
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€355.54
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,912.56
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.57
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€40.14
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.90
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Spain
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€68.17
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€70.05
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.79
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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