Austria vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$2053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4732
$4565
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$1991
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3058
$2878
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$54283
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
75
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
8.98M
37M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1978) is 4% less expensive than in Canada ($2053). Austria ranked 19th vs 17th for Canada in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Austria compared to 1.4 months in Canada. Ranked 18th and 17th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Canada

We calculate prices for Austria and Canada as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 153 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.

Austria Canada
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.62
$5.56
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
$1209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$750
$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1866
$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$87.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$287
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8987
$5989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6197
$4627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.1
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$77.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$17.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17839
$12357

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2144
1.97M
Graz
$1692
293K
Linz
$1766
212K
Salzburg
$1893
155K
Innsbruck
$1864
131K
Klagenfurt
$1790
101K
Wels
$1587
65.3K
Villach
$1761
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1814
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1953
48.1K
Feldkirch
$2151
33.4K
Steyr
$1610
38K
Amstetten
$1474
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1735
55.5K
Leonding
$1683
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1918
26.3K
Leoben
$1441
24.6K
Bregenz
$1846
29.6K
Traun
$1700
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1515
22.8K
Lustenau
$1890
23.6K
Hallein
$1862
21.2K
Modling
$1990
20.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1747
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1890
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1433
25K

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2560
2.79M
Montreal
$1924
1.8M
Calgary
$2136
1.31M
Ottawa
$2111
1.02M
Edmonton
$1865
1.01M
Mississauga
$2437
718K
Vancouver
$2517
662K
Winnipeg
$1876
750K
Brampton
$2052
656K
Quebec City
$1689
549K
Hamilton
$2119
569K
Surrey
$2380
568K
Halifax
$2169
440K
Markham
$2329
339K
London
$2004
422K
Laval
$1965
438K
Vaughan
$2309
323K
Gatineau
$1842
291K
Burnaby
$2457
249K
Kitchener
$2142
257K
Saskatoon
$1857
266K
Burlington
$2280
187K
Richmond
$2236
210K
Windsor
$2025
230K
Oakville
$2420
214K
Longueuil
$1879
254K
Richmond Hill
$2535
202K
Regina
$1671
226K
Oshawa
$1604
175K
Guelph
$2042
144K