Cost of living comparison

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

Germany is 1.7% cheaper than Austria overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.6% less in Germany
Groceries
pay 13.0% less in Germany
Transportation
pay 10.5% more in Germany
Housing
pay 0.1% more in Germany
Childcare
pay 4.1% less in Germany
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.9% more in Germany
Clothing
pay 0.6% less in Germany

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Germany are more expensive than in Austria. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are lower in Germany.

Germany vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.6% less for restaurants

 
Austria
Germany
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.38
€14.66
$14.04
€13.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.63
€10.13
$10.20
€9.72
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.11
€2.97
$2.80
€2.67

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

 
Austria
Germany
Bread
1 loaf
$2.51
€2.39
$2.03
€1.93
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.15
€7.77
$6.71
€6.39
Milk (1 gallon) $5.62
€5.35
$4.38
€4.17

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

 
Austria
Germany
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.30
€6.01
$7.07
€6.74
Monthly public transit pass $48.89
€46.60
$52.96
€50.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,790.93
€25,535.85
$28,807.86
€27,458.30

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pay 0.1% more for housing

 
Austria
Germany
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.05
€34.36
$48.22
€45.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $834.31
€795.22
$790.39
€753.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $704.76
€671.75
$625.27
€595.98

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pay 4.1% less for childcare

 
Austria
Germany
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $436.40
€415.96
$458.39
€436.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,173.71
€13,509.71
$12,308.95
€11,732.31

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Austria
Germany
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.65
€4.43
$4.42
€4.21
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.63
€3.46
$3.49
€3.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.56
€6.25
$8.74
€8.33

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

 
Austria
Germany
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.11
€81.12
$82.34
€78.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.90
€41.84
$40.78
€38.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.16
€84.03
$91.59
€87.30

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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: February 2025
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