Austria vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1731
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4241
$1847
🏠 One person rent
$903
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1654
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2564
$843
💸 GDP per capita
$56034
$12614
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
78.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
43
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
87
48
🏙️ Population
8.98M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Austria ($1731) is 164% more expensive than in China ($656). Austria ranked 22nd vs 153rd 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 18th and 82nd 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
$14.4
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.27
 Cappuccino
$4
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1674
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8352
$4438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5595
$2622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.6
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$5.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$73
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16618
$17132

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1097
24.9M
Beijing
$1016
21.9M
Shenzhen
$916
17.7M
Chongqing
$634
32.1M
Hong Kong
$2737
7.41M
Guangzhou
$774
18.7M
Chengdu
$623
20.9M
Suzhou
$868
12.7M
Hangzhou
$805
11.9M
Tianjin
$687
13.9M
Xi'an
$587
13M
Wuhan
$656
12.3M
Baoding
$472
11.5M
Wuxi
$670
7.46M
Xuzhou
$484
9.08M
Jinhua
$587
7.05M
Nantong
$602
7.73M
Hefei
$625
9.37M
Nanjing
$746
9.31M
Qingdao
$612
10.1M
Bijie
$584
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$512
12.6M
Changchun
$573
9.07M
Ganzhou
$761
8.97M
Pudong
$984
5.68M
Guiyang
$559
5.99M
Changsha
$577
10M
Quanzhou
$644
8.78M
Dongguan
$656
10.5M
Wenzhou
$726
9.57M