Cost of living comparison
Austria is 0.4% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Austria instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK140.50
|
$15.33
€14.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.92
|
$10.30
€9.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.90
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.66
|
$2.26
€2.09
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.50
|
$2.50
€2.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.87
|
$8.22
€7.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.75
|
$5.57
€5.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.72
|
$4.01
€3.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.68
|
$5.79
€5.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.84
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.30
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.66
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.24
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.82
|
$6.51
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK560.12
|
$49.62
€45.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK293,923.06
|
$26,063.58
€24,131.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK168.21
|
$19.69
€18.23
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
|
Denmark
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK233.76
|
$36.32
€33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,795.72
|
$871.49
€806.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,888.51
|
$685.35
€634.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,120.33
|
$267.95
€248.09
|
|
pay 55.3% more for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,310.33
|
$469.56
€434.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,444.83
|
$14,286.41
€13,227.42
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK51.04
|
$4.59
€4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.87
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK60.32
|
$6.46
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK265.80
|
$44.34
€41.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK117.29
|
$12.69
€11.75
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK640.72
|
$85.15
€78.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK261.40
|
$46.34
€42.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK718.00
|
$89.08
€82.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK1,003.08
|
$125.31
€116.03
|
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