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
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pay 29.9% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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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
€14.15
|
$13.87
€12.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.77
|
$9.22
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$2.13
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.50
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.16
|
$4.16
€3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
$2.66
€2.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$3.36
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.79
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€44.95
|
$34.26
€31.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,636.48
|
$33,643.92
€30,938.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.58
|
$14.57
€13.40
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.15
|
$31.87
€29.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€767.22
|
$872.36
€802.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€648.09
|
$692.13
€636.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€253.70
|
$103.97
€95.61
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€401.31
|
$385.97
€354.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,033.90
|
$7,352.21
€6,760.96
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.27
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.33
|
$1.98
€1.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.20
|
$42.87
€39.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.57
|
$8.63
€7.94
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€78.27
|
$75.89
€69.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.37
|
$32.12
€29.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€81.07
|
$77.96
€71.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€109.19
|
$91.38
€84.04
|
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