Austria vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1840
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4435
$3055
🏠 One person rent
$961
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1740
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2753
$1537
💸 GDP per capita
$56506
$30427
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
8.38
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
79
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
57
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
8.98M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1840) is 42% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1296). Austria ranked 20th vs 44th for the Czech Republic 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 1.2 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 17th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs the Czech Republic

We calculate prices for Austria and the Czech Republic as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 58 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 Czech Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$546
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
$1011
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$312
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8325
$4907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5764
$3574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.91
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.8
$7.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12941
$9843

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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 the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1641
1.38M
Brno
$1344
401K
Ostrava
$1122
285K
Plzen
$1185
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1142
93.9K
Liberec
$1106
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1237
97.4K
Olomouc
$1147
102K
Pardubice
$1122
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$978
91.3K
Zizkov
$1468
58.3K
Zlin
$1220
74.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1216
46.4K
Kladno
$1244
69.1K
Havirov
$889
69.7K
Most
$957
63.9K
Teplice
$929
51K
Jihlava
$1016
54K
Frydek-Mistek
$986
53.9K
Chomutov
$1051
47K
Smichov
$1474
35K
Decin
$1107
46.8K
Opava
$1007
55.6K
Karlovy Vary
$1024
49.4K
Karvina
$952
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
46.2K
Prostejov
$1137
43.6K
Prerov
$938
41.7K
Ceska Lipa
$1130
37.5K
Kolin
$1150
33.2K