Cost of living comparison
Austria is 8.7% cheaper than Connecticut.
If you lived in Austria instead of Connecticut, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
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Connecticut
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$15.38
€14.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
|
$3.11
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
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pay 14.8% less for groceries
|
Connecticut
|
Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.28
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
|
$8.15
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
|
$5.62
€5.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$6.06
€5.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
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pay 12.5% more for transportation
|
Connecticut
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.46
|
$48.89
€46.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,564.74
|
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.75
|
$20.20
€19.37
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
|
Connecticut
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.65
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,046.04
|
$834.31
€799.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,566.67
|
$704.76
€675.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.15
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
|
Connecticut
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,452.87
|
$436.40
€418.41
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,666.67
|
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Connecticut
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.12
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.70
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.89
|
$45.89
€44.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
|
$12.58
€12.06
|
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pay 26.0% more for clothing
|
Connecticut
|
Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.77
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.14
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.74
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.83
|
$118.74
€113.84
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