Cost of living comparison
Austria is 7.9% more expensive than France overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 9.8% more in Austria
- Groceries
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pay 7.5% more in Austria
- Transportation
-
pay 4.0% less in Austria
- Housing
-
pay 36.1% more in Austria
- Childcare
-
pay 9.0% more in Austria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.5% less in Austria
- Clothing
-
pay 0.3% more in Austria
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Austria are more expensive than in France. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Austria.
If you lived in Austria instead of France, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
France
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.44
|
$15.38
€14.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.03
|
$10.63
€9.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.52
|
$3.11
€2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
$2.51
€2.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.81
|
$8.15
€7.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.17
|
$5.62
€5.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.50
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.37
|
$6.06
€5.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.36
|
$1.88
€1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.70
|
$6.30
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€46.52
|
$48.89
€45.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€28,861.37
|
$26,790.93
€24,733.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.30
|
$20.20
€18.65
|
|
pay 36.1% more for housing
|
France
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€27.76
|
$36.05
€33.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€692.55
|
$834.31
€770.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€557.96
|
$704.76
€650.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€129.34
|
$275.88
€254.69
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€637.24
|
$436.40
€402.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,459.72
|
$14,173.71
€13,085.04
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.73
|
$4.65
€4.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.78
|
$3.63
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.92
|
$6.56
€6.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€33.16
|
$45.89
€42.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.17
|
$12.58
€11.61
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
|
France
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€82.74
|
$85.11
€78.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€34.86
|
$43.90
€40.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€84.49
|
$88.16
€81.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€117.15
|
$118.74
€109.62
|
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