Australia vs Austria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Austria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$4241
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$903
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$1654
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$2564
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$56034
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.48
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
81.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
67
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
73.1%
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
26.5M
8.98M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 23% more expensive than in Austria ($1731). Australia ranked 12th vs 22nd for Austria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Australia compared to 1.5 months in Austria. Ranked 3rd and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Austria

We calculate prices for Australia and Austria as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 26 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Austria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$5.02
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$857
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$1674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$1257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$8352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$5595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$50.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$16618

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1668
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1844
1.97M
Graz
$1594
293K
Linz
$1593
210K
Salzburg
$1672
155K
Innsbruck
$1636
131K
Klagenfurt
$1653
101K
Wels
$1393
65.3K
Villach
$1582
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1586
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1660
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1818
33.4K
Steyr
$1474
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1627
26.3K
Amstetten
$1335
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1559
55.5K
Leonding
$1555
28.7K
Leoben
$1263
24.6K
Bregenz
$1690
29.6K
Traun
$1549
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1323
22.8K
Lustenau
$1641
23.6K
Modling
$1719
20.6K
Hallein
$1692
21.2K
Krems an der Donau
$1553
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1582
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1303
25K