Cost of living comparison
Kansas is 4.9% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Kansas instead of Austria, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Kansas
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.59
|
$14.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Austria
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$5.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Austria
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$3.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$26,699.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$16.26
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
Austria
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$60.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$974.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$159.16
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
Austria
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$790.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$17,028.38
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$4.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$57.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$11.71
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Austria
|
Kansas
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$40.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$86.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$97.71
|
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