Cost of living comparison
Massachusetts is 53.5% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Austria, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Massachusetts
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.01
|
$21.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.41
|
$10.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.73
|
$2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.07
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Austria
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.28
|
$3.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.51
|
$7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.09
|
$4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.67
|
$4.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.29
|
$5.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.68
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Austria
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.95
|
$3.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.34
|
$71.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,817.35
|
$31,382.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€17.99
|
$16.65
|
|
pay 85.5% more for housing
Austria
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.19
|
$64.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€796.39
|
$2,028.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€626.29
|
$1,906.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€244.86
|
$141.33
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€429.09
|
$1,823.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,055.17
|
$32,000.00
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.20
|
$6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.23
|
$5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.91
|
$12.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.52
|
$78.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.59
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Austria
|
Massachusetts
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€77.81
|
$50.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.35
|
$42.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.40
|
$84.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€114.51
|
$119.74
|
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