Cost of living comparison
Austria is 12.4% more expensive than New Mexico.
If you lived in Austria instead of New Mexico, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
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New Mexico
|
Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.40
|
$15.38
€14.35
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
|
$10.63
€9.92
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
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pay 4.1% more for groceries
|
New Mexico
|
Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
|
$8.15
€7.60
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
|
$5.62
€5.24
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
|
$6.06
€5.66
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
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pay 37.6% more for transportation
|
New Mexico
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
|
$6.30
€5.88
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$48.89
€45.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,466.85
|
$26,790.93
€24,995.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
|
$20.20
€18.85
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
|
New Mexico
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.22
|
$36.05
€33.63
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,396.70
|
$834.31
€778.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.76
|
$704.76
€657.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.88
|
$275.88
€257.39
|
|
pay 32.8% more for childcare
|
New Mexico
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,076.67
|
$436.40
€407.15
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,300.00
|
$14,173.71
€13,223.59
|
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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Mexico
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.40
|
$4.65
€4.34
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
|
$3.63
€3.38
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
|
$6.56
€6.12
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.19
|
$45.89
€42.82
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$12.58
€11.73
|
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pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
New Mexico
|
Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.78
|
$85.11
€79.41
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.25
|
$43.90
€40.96
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.10
|
$88.16
€82.25
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.23
|
$118.74
€110.78
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