Cost of living comparison

 Marshall Islands
compared to
 Austria
Austria vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 50.8% more expensive than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 32.2% more in Austria
Groceries
pay 41.8% less in Austria
Transportation
pay 25.5% more in Austria
Housing
pay 3.8% less in Austria
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.9% more in Austria
Clothing
pay 82.4% more in Austria

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Austria are more expensive than in Marshall Islands. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Austria. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Austria.

Austria vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Austria instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

pay 32.2% more for restaurants

 
Marshall Islands
Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$15.38
€14.66
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.00
 
$10.63
€10.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
 
$3.11
€2.97

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pay 41.8% less for groceries

 
Marshall Islands
Austria
Bread
1 loaf
$3.40
 
$2.51
€2.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.57
 
$8.15
€7.77
Milk (1 gallon) $8.52
 
$5.62
€5.35

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

 
Marshall Islands
Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.81
 
$6.30
€6.01
Monthly public transit pass ?? $48.89
€46.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
 
$26,790.93
€25,535.85

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pay 3.8% less for housing

 
Marshall Islands
Austria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
$36.05
€34.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $766.67
 
$834.31
€795.22
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $833.33
 
$704.76
€671.75

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Marshall Islands
Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $150.00
 
$436.40
€415.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,570.00
 
$14,173.71
€13,509.71

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Marshall Islands
Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$4.65
€4.43
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
 
$3.63
€3.46
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $6.56
€6.25

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pay 82.4% more for clothing

 
Marshall Islands
Austria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.50
 
$85.11
€81.12
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$43.90
€41.84
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$35.00
 
$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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