Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.8% cheaper than Vaughan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
Vaughan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$15.13
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
CA$13.62
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
CA$2.47
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Vaughan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
CA$2.90
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
CA$8.58
|
$7.30
€6.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
CA$12.34
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
CA$3.41
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.78
CA$7.91
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.13
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
CA$1.03
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.57
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CA$1.34
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Vaughan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
CA$6.78
|
$7.22
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$157.40
|
$48.12
€44.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,278.92
|
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.11
CA$22.05
|
$19.81
€18.52
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Vaughan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.80
CA$84.55
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.23
CA$2,320.69
|
$743.38
€694.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,438.11
CA$1,967.54
|
$621.91
€581.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.62
CA$196.50
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
Vaughan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.68
CA$1,135.12
|
$416.59
€389.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.77
CA$24,215.94
|
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vaughan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
CA$4.71
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.11
CA$46.67
|
$41.56
€38.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
CA$13.12
|
$12.77
€11.93
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
Vaughan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.24
CA$71.47
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.56
CA$55.49
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.94
CA$110.74
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
CA$147.82
|
$110.53
€103.33
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Austria or Vaughan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.