Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.1% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Austria instead of Texas, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
Texas
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$15.38
€14.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$10.63
€10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$3.11
€2.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.40
€2.28
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Texas
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$2.51
€2.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$8.15
€7.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$5.62
€5.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$4.05
€3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$6.06
€5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.15
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.88
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Texas
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$48.89
€46.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$26,790.93
€25,510.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$20.20
€19.24
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Texas
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$36.05
€34.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$834.31
€794.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$704.76
€671.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$275.88
€262.69
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Texas
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$436.40
€415.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$14,173.71
€13,496.21
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$4.65
€4.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$3.63
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$6.56
€6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$45.89
€43.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$12.58
€11.98
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Texas
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$85.11
€81.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$43.90
€41.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$88.16
€83.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$118.74
€113.06
|
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