Austria vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1840
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4435
$1939
🏠 One person rent
$961
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$1740
$561
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2753
$864
💸 GDP per capita
$56506
$12614
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
78.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
42
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
88
48
🏙️ Population
8.98M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Austria ($1840) is 168% more expensive than in China ($686). Austria ranked 20th vs 144th 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 1.3 months in China. Ranked 17th and 84th 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
$15.6
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$312
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8325
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5764
$2808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$4.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.91
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.8
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$461
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12941
$17526

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1965
1.97M
Graz
$1764
293K
Linz
$1690
210K
Salzburg
$1778
155K
Innsbruck
$1783
131K
Klagenfurt
$1770
101K
Wels
$1350
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1653
55.5K
Villach
$1674
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1188
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1768
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1920
33.4K
Steyr
$1563
38.3K
Leonding
$1616
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1698
26.3K
Amstetten
$1436
23.6K
Klosterneuburg
$1681
27.1K
Bregenz
$1774
29.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1632
25.3K
Leoben
$1424
24.6K
Traun
$1604
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1485
22.8K
Lustenau
$1740
23.6K
Modling
$1772
20.6K
Hallein
$1706
21.2K
Wolfsberg
$1397
25K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1136
24.9M
Beijing
$1067
21.9M
Hong Kong
$2753
7.41M
Shenzhen
$958
17.7M
Chongqing
$662
32.1M
Guangzhou
$763
18.7M
Chengdu
$660
20.9M
Tianjin
$710
13.9M
Hangzhou
$843
11.9M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Xi'an
$594
13M
Wuhan
$692
12.3M
Baoding
$482
11.5M
Nantong
$620
7.73M
Wuxi
$686
7.46M
Pudong
$1028
5.68M
Bijie
$612
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$522
12.6M
Nanjing
$774
9.31M
Hefei
$727
9.37M
Qingdao
$681
10.1M
Changchun
$601
9.07M
Ganzhou
$813
8.97M
Guiyang
$576
5.99M
Foshan
$602
9.5M
Yantai
$740
7.1M
Jieyang
$691
5.58M
Changsha
$582
10M
Wenzhou
$776
9.57M
Xuzhou
$528
9.08M