Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.9% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 21.4% more for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.75
|
$15.38
€14.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
$10.63
€10.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.04
|
$3.11
€2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$2.40
€2.27
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
$2.51
€2.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.90
|
$8.15
€7.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.77
|
$5.62
€5.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
$4.05
€3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.24
|
$6.06
€5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$1.88
€1.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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pay 25.3% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.73
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.03
|
$48.89
€46.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,895.50
|
$26,790.93
€25,344.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.37
|
$20.20
€19.11
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.39
|
$36.05
€34.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,330.83
|
$834.31
€789.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,123.71
|
$704.76
€666.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.24
|
$275.88
€260.99
|
|
pay 26.5% more for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€942.54
|
$436.40
€412.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,406.15
|
$14,173.71
€13,408.74
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.62
|
$4.65
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.60
|
$3.63
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.55
|
$6.56
€6.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.70
|
$45.89
€43.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.63
|
$12.58
€11.90
|
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pay 15.4% more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.74
|
$85.11
€80.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.78
|
$43.90
€41.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.01
|
$88.16
€83.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.30
|
$118.74
€112.33
|
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