Cost of living comparison
Austria is 0.5% cheaper than Nebraska.
If you lived in Austria instead of Nebraska, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
|
Nebraska
|
Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$15.33
€14.19
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$10.30
€9.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$2.26
€2.09
|
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pay 4.8% less for groceries
|
Nebraska
|
Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$2.50
€2.31
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$8.22
€7.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.34
|
$5.57
€5.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
|
$4.01
€3.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.44
|
$5.79
€5.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.58
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
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pay 26.2% more for transportation
|
Nebraska
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
|
$6.51
€6.03
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.00
|
$49.62
€45.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,072.90
|
$26,063.58
€24,131.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.04
|
$19.69
€18.23
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
|
Nebraska
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.86
|
$36.32
€33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,234.15
|
$871.49
€806.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,030.50
|
$685.35
€634.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.73
|
$267.95
€248.09
|
|
pay 36.9% less for childcare
|
Nebraska
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$645.25
|
$469.56
€434.76
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,756.75
|
$14,286.41
€13,227.42
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nebraska
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$4.59
€4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$6.46
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.77
|
$44.34
€41.05
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.71
|
$12.69
€11.75
|
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pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Nebraska
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.83
|
$85.15
€78.84
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.83
|
$46.34
€42.91
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
|
$89.08
€82.48
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.25
|
$125.31
€116.03
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