Cost of living comparison
Austria is 83.1% more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 3.3 times more in Austria
- Groceries
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pay 15.4% more in Austria
- Transportation
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pay 50.2% more in Austria
- Housing
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pay 2.9 times more in Austria
- Childcare
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pay 4.8% less in Austria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 65.5% more in Austria
- Clothing
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pay 33.6% more in Austria
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Austria are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Austria.
If you lived in Austria instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$138.56
|
$15.38
€14.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$158.17
|
$10.63
€10.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.23
|
$3.11
€3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$20.10
|
$2.40
€2.32
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$58.03
|
$2.51
€2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$234.31
|
$8.15
€7.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$373.22
|
$5.62
€5.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$83.44
|
$4.05
€3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$105.74
|
$6.06
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$58.37
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.32
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$36.12
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.73
|
$1.88
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.80
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.52
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$118.26
|
$6.30
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,247.64
|
$48.89
€47.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,104,480.48
|
$26,790.93
€25,852.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$307.92
|
$20.20
€19.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$618.11
|
$36.05
€34.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,746.21
|
$834.31
€805.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,893.47
|
$704.76
€680.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,779.08
|
$275.88
€266.22
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,553.62
|
$436.40
€421.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$476,761.87
|
$14,173.71
€13,677.23
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.99
|
$4.65
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$85.34
|
$3.63
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$131.68
|
$6.56
€6.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,137.25
|
$45.89
€44.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$305.93
|
$12.58
€12.14
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Austria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,105.96
|
$85.11
€82.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$926.13
|
$43.90
€42.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,508.07
|
$88.16
€85.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$3,022.27
|
$118.74
€114.58
|
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