Cost of living comparison

 Germany
compared to
Austria vs. Germany Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 3.7% more expensive than Germany overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.1% more in Austria
Groceries
pay 17.7% more in Austria
Transportation
pay 9.4% less in Austria
Housing
pay 3.2% more in Austria
Childcare
pay 5.2% more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0% more in Austria
Clothing
pay 0.9% more in Austria

The cost of groceries, restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Austria are more expensive than in Germany.

Austria vs. Germany Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.1% more for restaurants

 
Germany
Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.04
€13.39
$15.38
€14.66
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.20
€9.72
$10.63
€10.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.80
€2.67
$3.11
€2.97

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pay 17.7% more for groceries

 
Germany
Austria
Bread
1 loaf
$2.03
€1.93
$2.51
€2.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.71
€6.39
$8.15
€7.77
Milk (1 gallon) $4.38
€4.17
$5.62
€5.35

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

 
Germany
Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.07
€6.74
$6.30
€6.01
Monthly public transit pass $52.96
€50.48
$48.89
€46.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,807.86
€27,458.30
$26,790.93
€25,535.85

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pay 3.2% more for housing

 
Germany
Austria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.22
€45.96
$36.05
€34.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $790.39
€753.37
$834.31
€795.22
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $625.27
€595.98
$704.76
€671.75

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pay 5.2% more for childcare

 
Germany
Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $458.39
€436.92
$436.40
€415.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,308.95
€11,732.31
$14,173.71
€13,509.71

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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Germany
Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.42
€4.21
$4.65
€4.43
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.49
€3.32
$3.63
€3.46
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.74
€8.33
$6.56
€6.25

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

 
Germany
Austria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$82.34
€78.48
$85.11
€81.12
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.78
€38.87
$43.90
€41.84
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.59
€87.30
$88.16
€84.03

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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