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
-
pay 7.7% less in Spain
- Housing
-
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
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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
€14.71
|
$13.87
€13.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.16
|
$9.22
€8.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.97
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.29
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
$1.30
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.79
|
$6.37
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.37
|
$4.16
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.87
|
$2.66
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.80
|
$3.36
€3.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.10
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.30
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.80
|
$1.13
€1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.02
|
$6.38
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.74
|
$34.26
€32.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,615.18
|
$33,643.92
€32,167.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.32
|
$14.57
€13.93
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.46
|
$31.87
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€797.69
|
$872.36
€834.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€673.83
|
$692.13
€661.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€263.77
|
$103.97
€99.41
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€417.25
|
$385.97
€369.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,551.68
|
$7,352.21
€7,029.55
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.44
|
$2.84
€2.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.47
|
$1.98
€1.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.27
|
$5.66
€5.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.88
|
$42.87
€40.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.03
|
$8.63
€8.25
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Austria
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.38
|
$75.89
€72.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.97
|
$32.12
€30.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€84.29
|
$77.96
€74.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.53
|
$91.38
€87.37
|
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