Cost of living comparison
Austria is 66.1% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Austria instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK119.94
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK98.56
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.42
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.97
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.02
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.27
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.25
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.50
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.80
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.90
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.33
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.06
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.11
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.06
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.67
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.11
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK722.28
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK286,860.81
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK226.01
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 79.5% more for housing
Sweden
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK307.81
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,258.44
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,922.86
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK731.92
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,283.78
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,281.54
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.24
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.71
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.22
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK417.85
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK145.74
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK849.51
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK365.80
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK871.06
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,250.61
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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