Cost of living comparison
Austria is 6.1% cheaper than Vermont.
If you lived in Austria instead of Vermont, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Vermont
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$15.38
€14.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.20
|
$10.63
€9.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Vermont
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.01
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
|
$8.15
€7.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
|
$5.62
€5.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.92
|
$6.06
€5.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Vermont
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$6.30
€5.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$48.89
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$26,790.93
€24,995.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.16
|
$20.20
€18.85
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Vermont
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.30
|
$36.05
€33.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,558.33
|
$834.31
€778.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,393.75
|
$704.76
€657.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.66
|
$275.88
€257.39
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Vermont
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,305.00
|
$436.40
€407.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$14,173.71
€13,223.59
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Vermont
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
|
$4.65
€4.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$3.63
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
|
$6.56
€6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.00
|
$45.89
€42.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$12.58
€11.73
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Vermont
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.83
|
$85.11
€79.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
|
$43.90
€40.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.25
|
$88.16
€82.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.67
|
$118.74
€110.78
|
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