Cost of living comparison

 Athens, Greece
compared to
 Austria
Austria vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 32.5% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 98.8% more in Austria
Groceries
pay 44.6% more in Austria
Transportation
pay 22.7% more in Austria
Housing
pay 37.1% more in Austria
Childcare
pay 13.2% more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.5% more in Austria
Clothing
pay 2.6% more in Austria

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Austria are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Austria.

Austria vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Austria instead of Athens, you would:

pay 98.8% more for restaurants

 
Athens
Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.59
$15.38
€14.92
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€9.35
$10.63
€10.31
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€2.00
$3.11
€3.02

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pay 44.6% more for groceries

 
Athens
Austria
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.24
$2.51
€2.43
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€6.39
$8.15
€7.90
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€6.10
$5.62
€5.45

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

 
Athens
Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€7.41
$6.30
€6.11
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€29.10
$48.89
€47.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€29,466.60
$26,790.93
€25,981.60

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pay 37.1% more for housing

 
Athens
Austria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€31.57
$36.05
€34.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€615.51
$834.31
€809.11
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€540.48
$704.76
€683.47

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pay 13.2% more for childcare

 
Athens
Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€449.21
$436.40
€423.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€10,398.38
$14,173.71
€13,745.54

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pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.20
$4.65
€4.51
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.59
$3.63
€3.52
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.73
$6.56
€6.36

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

 
Athens
Austria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€83.51
$85.11
€82.54
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€37.17
$43.90
€42.57
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€90.92
$88.16
€85.50

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