Cost of living comparison
Austria is 24.8% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 2.7% less in Austria
- Groceries
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pay 48.2% less in Austria
- Transportation
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pay 32.8% less in Austria
- Housing
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pay 40.4% less in Austria
- Childcare
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pay 34.2% less in Austria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 15.0% less in Austria
- Clothing
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pay 0.5% less in Austria
Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Austria.
If you lived in Austria instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$15.38
€14.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$10.63
€9.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$3.11
€2.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$2.40
€2.20
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$8.15
€7.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$5.62
€5.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$4.05
€3.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$6.06
€5.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
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pay 32.8% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$6.30
€5.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$48.89
€44.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$26,790.93
€24,541.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$20.20
€18.51
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$36.05
€33.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$834.31
€764.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$704.76
€645.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$275.88
€252.72
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$436.40
€399.76
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$14,173.71
€12,983.76
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$4.65
€4.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$3.63
€3.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$6.56
€6.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$45.89
€42.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$12.58
€11.52
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$85.11
€77.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$43.90
€40.21
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$88.16
€80.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$118.74
€108.77
|
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