Cost of living comparison
Austria is 6.9% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Austria instead of Norway, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
$15.38
€14.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
$3.11
€2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
$2.40
€2.28
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
$8.15
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
$5.62
€5.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
$6.06
€5.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
$1.88
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
$6.30
€5.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
$48.89
€46.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
$20.20
€19.16
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
$834.31
€791.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
$704.76
€668.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
|
pay 96.1% more for childcare
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
$436.40
€413.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
$4.65
€4.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
$3.63
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
$45.89
€43.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
$12.58
€11.93
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Norway
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
$118.74
€112.61
|
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