Cost of living comparison

 Austria
compared to
 Australia
Australia vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 32.4% more expensive than Austria overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.8% less in Australia
Groceries
pay 2.4% more in Australia
Transportation
pay 9.5% more in Australia
Housing
pay 20.5% more in Australia
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 77.7% more in Australia
Clothing
pay 1.7% more in Australia

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

Australia vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.8% less for restaurants

 
Austria
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.38
€14.92
$16.76
A$26.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.63
€10.31
$9.73
A$15.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.11
€3.02
$2.56
A$4.13

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pay 2.4% more for groceries

 
Austria
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.51
€2.43
$2.37
A$3.81
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.15
€7.90
$4.36
A$7.02
Milk (1 gallon) $5.62
€5.45
$5.80
A$9.33

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pay 9.5% more for transportation

 
Austria
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.30
€6.11
$4.65
A$7.48
Monthly public transit pass $48.89
€47.41
$83.03
A$133.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,790.93
€25,981.60
$27,742.09
A$44,622.96

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pay 20.5% more for housing

 
Austria
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.05
€34.96
$55.59
A$89.42
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $834.31
€809.11
$1,182.30
A$1,901.73
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $704.76
€683.47
$957.92
A$1,540.81

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Austria
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $436.40
€423.22
$1,485.91
A$2,390.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,173.71
€13,745.54
$14,667.78
A$23,593.03

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pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Austria
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.65
€4.51
$6.64
A$10.69
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.63
€3.52
$3.55
A$5.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.56
€6.36
$28.07
A$45.16

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

 
Austria
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.11
€82.54
$71.78
A$115.45
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.90
€42.57
$50.24
A$80.81
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.16
€85.50
$100.30
A$161.33

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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