Cost of living comparison
Australia is 39.6% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Australia instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.78
€13.84
|
$14.29
A$18.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.47
€8.30
|
$8.94
A$11.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.40
|
$2.43
A$3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.03
|
$2.08
A$2.69
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
€1.61
|
$1.96
A$2.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
€5.27
|
$3.78
A$4.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
€4.18
|
$4.63
A$5.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
€3.18
|
$3.54
A$4.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.14
€4.51
|
$3.46
A$4.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.41
A$1.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$1.11
A$1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.09
|
$1.24
A$1.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.23
|
$2.11
A$2.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$1.01
A$1.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.87
A$1.12
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.06
|
$5.19
A$6.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.97
€43.82
|
$94.36
A$122.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,678.16
€21,640.31
|
$20,007.07
A$25,873.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.65
€17.23
|
$13.84
A$17.90
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.85
€30.56
|
$53.73
A$69.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$965.56
€846.70
|
$1,178.33
A$1,523.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.56
€645.89
|
$887.86
A$1,148.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.96
€152.55
|
$118.12
A$152.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$305.35
€267.76
|
$1,443.46
A$1,866.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,478.46
€10,942.38
|
$12,985.05
A$16,792.23
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.21
€3.69
|
$5.66
A$7.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.25
|
$3.21
A$4.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
€5.53
|
$24.97
A$32.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.07
€23.74
|
$49.85
A$64.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
€10.15
|
$12.34
A$15.96
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.28
€88.82
|
$68.91
A$89.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.59
€31.21
|
$40.95
A$52.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.02
€87.71
|
$94.94
A$122.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.65
€114.57
|
$92.16
A$119.18
|
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