Austria vs Denmark - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Denmark
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$2174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$5006
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$1158
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$699
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$4456
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$71026
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
9.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
89
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
86.1%
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
92
98
🏙️ Population
9.18M
5.98M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 6% less expensive than in Denmark ($2174). Austria ranked 20th vs 16th for Denmark 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 2 months in Denmark. Ranked 14th and 2nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Denmark

We calculate prices for Austria and Denmark as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 27 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 Denmark
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$8.76
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$6.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$4.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$2309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$1727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$6705
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$23.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$20
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$8960

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Denmark

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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 Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2656
667K
Aarhus
$2158
291K
Odense
$1784
185K
Frederiksberg
$2698
106K
Aalborg
$1864
122K
Esbjerg
$1714
71.6K
Gentofte
$2429
75.8K
Vejle
$1891
62K
Herning
$1666
51.3K
Naestved
$2113
45K
Randers
$1691
64.5K
Roskilde
$2192
53.4K
Horsens
$1781
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1888
50.9K
Kolding
$1689
63.6K
Horsholm
$2273
47.5K
Holstebro
$1673
37.2K
Hillerod
$2364
36K
Fredericia
$1702
41.2K
Helsingor
$2042
47.4K
Viborg
$1667
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1563
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1619
27.6K
Svendborg
$1825
27.2K
Nuuk
$2363
18.3K
Haderslev
$1681
22.2K
Torshavn
$2066
14K