Cost of living comparison
California is 54.4% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in California instead of Austria, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
|
Austria
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.65
|
$21.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.12
|
$11.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.96
|
$2.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$2.16
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.39
|
$4.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.76
|
$6.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.35
|
$4.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.85
|
$4.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.77
|
$5.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.10
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$2.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$1.44
|
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pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.00
|
$4.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.55
|
$62.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,510.32
|
$30,005.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.24
|
$20.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Austria
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.32
|
$68.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€794.43
|
$2,371.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€671.08
|
$2,055.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€262.69
|
$171.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Austria
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€415.54
|
$1,682.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,496.21
|
$30,905.75
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.42
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.45
|
$5.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.24
|
$10.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.70
|
$66.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.98
|
$14.41
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
California
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.04
|
$52.77
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.80
|
$40.15
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.95
|
$85.15
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.06
|
$117.31
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