Austria vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$868
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$13303
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
43
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
93
88
😀 Quality of life
91
52
🏙️ Population
9.18M
1.41B

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 208% more expensive than in China ($663). Austria ranked 19th vs 158th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.3 months in China. Ranked 15th and 85th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs China

We calculate prices for Austria and China as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$4148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$4.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$34.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$5.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$17696

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2240
2.03M
Graz
$1681
293K
Linz
$1803
212K
Salzburg
$2003
155K
Innsbruck
$1887
132K
Klagenfurt
$1752
101K
Wels
$1568
65.3K
Villach
$1648
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1805
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2036
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1941
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2103
33.4K
Steyr
$1653
38K
Klosterneuburg
$1883
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1831
26.3K
Leonding
$1751
28.7K
Krems an der Donau
$1789
25.3K
Bregenz
$1844
29.5K
Wolfsberg
$1436
25K
Amstetten
$1499
24K
Traun
$1701
24.5K
Lustenau
$1957
24.6K
Modling
$1862
20.6K
Leoben
$1409
24.6K
Kapfenberg
$1518
22.8K
Hallein
$1929
21.2K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$631
32.1M
Shanghai
$1147
24.9M
Chengdu
$688
20.9M
Guangzhou
$785
18.7M
Suzhou
$798
12.7M
Beijing
$1108
21.9M
Shenzhen
$995
17.5M
Tianjin
$682
13.9M
Wuhan
$657
12.3M
Baoding
$480
11.5M
Xi'an
$594
13M
Nanjing
$789
9.31M
Zhengzhou
$523
12.6M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Ningbo
$660
9.4M
Hangzhou
$899
11.9M
Changsha
$622
10M
Nantong
$581
7.73M
Shenyang
$612
9.07M
Hefei
$670
9.37M
Jinan
$546
9.2M
Harbin
$713
10M
Linyi
$523
11M
Dongguan
$694
10.5M
Shijiazhuang
$521
10.6M
Changchun
$607
9.07M
Xuzhou
$531
9.08M
Fuzhou
$679
8.29M
Dalian
$737
7.45M
Wenzhou
$774
9.57M