Cost of living comparison
Austria is 1.2% cheaper than Arizona.
If you lived in Austria instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 3.0% more for restaurants
|
Arizona
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.56
|
$15.38
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$10.63
€10.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
|
Arizona
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$2.51
€2.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
|
$8.15
€7.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$5.62
€5.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
|
$6.06
€5.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
|
Arizona
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
|
$6.30
€6.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.40
|
$48.89
€46.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,537.50
|
$26,790.93
€25,715.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
|
$20.20
€19.39
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
|
Arizona
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.87
|
$36.05
€34.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.68
|
$834.31
€800.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,370.59
|
$704.76
€676.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.39
|
$275.88
€264.81
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
|
Arizona
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,069.58
|
$436.40
€418.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,135.00
|
$14,173.71
€13,605.02
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Arizona
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.76
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.12
|
$45.89
€44.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
|
$12.58
€12.07
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
|
Arizona
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.15
|
$85.11
€81.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
|
$43.90
€42.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.98
|
$88.16
€84.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.25
|
$118.74
€113.97
|
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