Cost of living comparison
Austria is 12.1% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Virginia
|
Austria
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.00
|
$49.62
€45.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,777.13
|
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.76
|
$19.69
€18.11
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Virginia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.15
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.58
|
$871.49
€801.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,520.70
|
$685.35
€630.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.54
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.77
|
$469.56
€431.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,979.32
|
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.31
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.65
|
$44.34
€40.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
|
$12.69
€11.67
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Virginia
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.68
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.24
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.98
|
$125.31
€115.24
|
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