Cost of living comparison
Spain is 21.4% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.2% less in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 27.0% less in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 7.7% less in Spain
- Housing
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pay 17.8% less in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 29.9% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.2% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 18.1% less in Spain
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Austria, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.61
|
$13.87
€12.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.40
|
$9.22
€8.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.75
|
$2.13
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.12
|
$1.58
€1.40
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.22
|
$1.30
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.21
|
$6.37
€5.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.97
|
$4.16
€3.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.58
|
$2.66
€2.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.36
|
$3.36
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.02
|
$0.99
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.20
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.67
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.57
|
$6.38
€5.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.25
|
$34.26
€30.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,703.27
|
$33,643.92
€29,766.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.87
|
$14.57
€12.89
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€31.89
|
$31.87
€28.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€738.15
|
$872.36
€771.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€623.54
|
$692.13
€612.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€244.09
|
$103.97
€91.99
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€386.11
|
$385.97
€341.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,540.19
|
$7,352.21
€6,504.87
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.11
|
$2.84
€2.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.21
|
$1.98
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.80
|
$5.66
€5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.60
|
$42.87
€37.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.13
|
$8.63
€7.64
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€75.30
|
$75.89
€67.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€38.84
|
$32.12
€28.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€78.00
|
$77.96
€68.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€105.05
|
$91.38
€80.85
|
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