Cost of living comparison
Austria is 10.9% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
|
Virginia
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$15.13
€14.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$9.01
€8.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.84
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$2.40
€2.27
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Virginia
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$7.30
€6.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$5.02
€4.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$3.54
€3.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$5.30
€5.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.10
€1.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
|
Virginia
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$7.22
€6.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$48.12
€45.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
$25,940.65
€24,517.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$19.81
€18.72
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
|
Virginia
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$37.53
€35.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$743.38
€702.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$621.91
€587.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$222.11
€209.93
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
|
Virginia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$416.59
€393.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
$8,210.34
€7,760.01
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virginia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$4.19
€3.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$3.32
€3.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$41.56
€39.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$12.77
€12.07
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
|
Virginia
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$75.76
€71.60
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$38.64
€36.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$85.33
€80.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$110.53
€104.46
|
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