Austria vs Croatia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Croatia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3292
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$1244
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$85.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$1738
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$24050
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
7.83
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
47
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
57.1%
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
9.18M
3.87M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 44% more expensive than in Croatia ($1413). Austria ranked 20th vs 44th for Croatia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Austria compared to 1.2 months in Croatia. Ranked 14th and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Croatia

We calculate prices for Austria and Croatia as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 15 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 Croatia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$546
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$5086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$3533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$8.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$47
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$8.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$11097

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Croatia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1485
767K
Split
$1673
161K
Rijeka
$1360
108K
Osijek
$1160
96.3K
Zadar
$1457
70.8K
Velika Gorica
$1256
61.1K
Pula
$952
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$992
49.9K
Karlovac
$1054
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1744
41.6K
Kastela
$1566
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1171
36.3K
Sibenik
$1191
42.6K
Hvar
$1571
3.98K
Cavtat
$1661
2.19K