Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 59.2% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Vermont instead of Austria, you would:
pay 72.9% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Vermont
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.77
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.20
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.30
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Vermont
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.41
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.82
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.39
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.82
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.31
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.81
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Vermont
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.05
|
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.92
|
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,715.99
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.39
|
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Vermont
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.60
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€800.83
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€676.49
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€264.81
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Vermont
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€418.89
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,605.02
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Vermont
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.46
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.48
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€44.05
|
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.07
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay 64.4% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Vermont
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.70
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€42.14
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€84.62
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.97
|
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
|
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