Austria vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$755
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$13303
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
43
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
89
51
🏙️ Population
9.18M
1.41B

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 209% more expensive than in China ($639). 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 1.2 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
$17.6
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$4169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$2400
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$15860

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2132
1.97M
Graz
$1685
293K
Linz
$1760
212K
Salzburg
$1904
155K
Innsbruck
$1917
131K
Klagenfurt
$1683
101K
Wels
$1553
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1774
55.5K
Villach
$1756
65.1K
Dornbirn
$2029
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$2019
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2108
33.4K
Steyr
$1651
38K
Amstetten
$1468
23.6K
Leonding
$1707
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1917
26.3K
Bregenz
$1830
29.6K
Leoben
$1378
24.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1759
25.3K
Wolfsberg
$1416
25K
Lustenau
$1944
23.6K
Traun
$1660
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1574
22.8K
Modling
$1976
20.6K
Hallein
$1880
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1859
27.1K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$561
32.1M
Shanghai
$1128
24.9M
Chengdu
$635
20.9M
Shenzhen
$878
17.5M
Guangzhou
$758
18.7M
Beijing
$1029
21.9M
Suzhou
$771
12.7M
Tianjin
$646
13.9M
Wuhan
$639
12.3M
Baoding
$456
11.5M
Xi'an
$580
13M
Hangzhou
$826
11.9M
Nanjing
$753
9.31M
Hong Kong
$2718
7.41M
Qingdao
$626
10.1M
Changsha
$592
10M
Hefei
$643
9.37M
Harbin
$655
10M
Wuxi
$679
7.46M
Xuzhou
$499
9.08M
Dongguan
$662
10.5M
Quanzhou
$621
8.78M
Changchun
$557
9.07M
Linyi
$546
11M
Wenzhou
$753
9.57M
Nantong
$547
7.73M
Yantai
$697
7.1M
Jinan
$573
9.2M
Zhengzhou
$504
12.6M
Foshan
$589
9.5M