Austria vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$4178
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$927
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$1579
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$3363
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$56104
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.67
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
80.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
77
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
55.7%
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
9.18M
83.5M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 16% more expensive than in Germany ($1764). Austria ranked 19th vs 26th for Germany in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.9 months in Germany. Ranked 15th and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Germany

We calculate prices for Austria and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 662 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 Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$5.25
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$672
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$6140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$4063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$3.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$27.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$70.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$94.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$16025

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In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2240
2.03M
Graz
$1681
293K
Linz
$1803
212K
Salzburg
$2003
155K
Innsbruck
$1887
132K
Klagenfurt
$1752
101K
Wels
$1568
65.3K
Villach
$1648
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1805
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2036
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1941
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2103
33.4K
Steyr
$1653
38K
Klosterneuburg
$1883
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1831
26.3K
Leonding
$1751
28.7K
Krems an der Donau
$1789
25.3K
Bregenz
$1844
29.5K
Wolfsberg
$1436
25K
Amstetten
$1499
24K
Traun
$1701
24.5K
Lustenau
$1957
24.6K
Modling
$1862
20.6K
Leoben
$1409
24.6K
Kapfenberg
$1518
22.8K
Hallein
$1929
21.2K

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2371
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2189
1.91M
Munich
$2525
1.51M
Cologne
$1941
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2251
776K
Stuttgart
$2011
633K
Dusseldorf
$1913
631K
Nuremberg
$1753
526K
Dortmund
$1482
595K
Bremen City
$1765
577K
Essen
$1519
587K
Leipzig
$1659
620K
Dresden
$1448
566K
Hanover
$1829
548K
Wuppertal
$1547
359K
Duisburg
$1507
504K
Mannheim
$1758
317K
Bonn
$1948
336K
Munster
$1803
323K
Karlsruhe
$1962
310K
Bochum
$1548
366K
Bielefeld
$1638
338K
Braunschweig
$1538
252K
Augsburg
$1938
303K
Wiesbaden
$1996
286K
Aachen
$1618
253K
Solingen
$1698
162K
Monchengladbach
$1657
269K
Kiel
$1557
249K
Chemnitz
$1530
251K