Austria vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1731
$1542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4241
$3796
🏠 One person rent
$903
$799
🏘️ Family rent
$1654
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2564
$2516
💸 GDP per capita
$56034
$44691
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.21
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
67
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
86
😀 Quality of life
87
84
🏙️ Population
8.98M
68.4M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1731) is 12% more expensive than in France ($1542). Austria ranked 22nd vs 27th for France 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 1.6 months in France. Ranked 18th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs France

We calculate prices for Austria and France as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$6.49
 Cappuccino
$4
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$787
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$618
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1674
$1569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8352
$5861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5595
$4268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.6
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$673
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16618
$10898

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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 France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2267
2.15M
Marseille
$1571
877K
Lyon
$1570
521K
Toulouse
$1499
512K
Nice
$1673
354K
Nantes
$1440
325K
Strasbourg
$1403
292K
Montpellier
$1472
307K
Bordeaux
$1529
265K
Lille
$1391
239K
Rennes
$1339
228K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
120K
Amiens
$1192
135K
Villeurbanne
$1567
162K
Angers
$1275
158K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1299
148K
Nanterre
$1660
98.1K
Le Mans
$1201
145K
Orleans
$1182
116K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
80.8K
Aix-en-Provence
$1568
148K
Grenoble
$1434
156K
Toulon
$1308
181K
Argenteuil
$1752
107K
Saint-Etienne
$1081
173K
Reims
$1329
178K
Nimes
$1231
150K
Saint-Denis
$1726
115K
Brest
$1078
141K
Le Havre
$1123
166K