Cost of living comparison

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Austria is 8.2% cheaper than Colorado.

If you lived in Austria instead of Colorado, you would:

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

 
Colorado
Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.04
 
$15.38
€14.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.37
 
$10.63
€10.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.70
 
$3.11
€2.95

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

 
Colorado
Austria
Bread
1 loaf
$3.50
 
$2.51
€2.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.51
 
$8.15
€7.73
Milk (1 gallon) $3.76
 
$5.62
€5.33

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pay 15.9% more for transportation

 
Colorado
Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.25
 
$6.30
€5.98
Monthly public transit pass $88.88
 
$48.89
€46.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,015.29
 
$26,790.93
€25,407.50

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pay 15.5% less for housing

 
Colorado
Austria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.60
 
$36.05
€34.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,907.44
 
$834.31
€791.23
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,578.72
 
$704.76
€668.37

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

 
Colorado
Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,413.76
 
$436.40
€413.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,745.82
 
$14,173.71
€13,441.81

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Colorado
Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
 
$4.65
€4.41
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.15
 
$3.63
€3.44
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.83
 
$6.56
€6.22

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

 
Colorado
Austria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$54.41
 
$85.11
€80.72
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.30
 
$43.90
€41.63
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.28
 
$88.16
€83.61

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