Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 27.6% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Austria, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
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Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.35
|
$16.03
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.92
|
$10.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.90
|
$2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.85
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
$3.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.60
|
$5.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.24
|
$3.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
$2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.66
|
$5.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.98
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.20
|
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pay 0.1% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.88
|
$3.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€45.61
|
$72.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,995.02
|
$28,096.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.85
|
$17.96
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.63
|
$65.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€778.38
|
$1,375.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€657.52
|
$1,146.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€257.39
|
$137.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€407.15
|
$1,394.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,223.59
|
$24,405.00
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.34
|
$5.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.38
|
$4.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.12
|
$9.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.82
|
$60.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.73
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€79.41
|
$51.50
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.96
|
$41.59
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€82.25
|
$80.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€110.78
|
$115.89
|
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