Austria vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1840
$1671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4435
$4073
🏠 One person rent
$961
$885
🏘️ Family rent
$1740
$1657
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2753
$3122
💸 GDP per capita
$56506
$52746
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
80.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
78
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
8.98M
84.4M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1840) is 10% more expensive than in Germany ($1671). Austria ranked 20th vs 24th 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 1.9 months in Germany. Ranked 17th 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
$15.6
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$4.61
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
$1270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$312
$265
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8325
$5713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5764
$4322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$25.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.91
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.8
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$66.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12941
$12525

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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 Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2104
3.76M
Hamburg City
$2022
1.89M
Munich
$2332
1.51M
Cologne
$1851
1.08M
Frankfurt
$2102
773K
Dusseldorf
$1861
629K
Stuttgart
$2063
633K
Bremen City
$1799
569K
Dortmund
$1523
593K
Nuremberg
$1784
523K
Essen
$1525
585K
Dresden
$1462
563K
Leipzig
$1449
616K
Hanover
$1828
545K
Wuppertal
$1206
359K
Mannheim
$1679
316K
Bielefeld
$1481
338K
Bochum
$1618
366K
Duisburg
$1425
502K
Munster
$1809
321K
Bonn
$1765
336K
Wiesbaden
$1953
283K
Augsburg
$1714
301K
Braunschweig
$1456
252K
Karlsruhe
$1782
309K
Aachen
$1569
252K
Halle
$1320
242K
Chemnitz
$1228
249K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1320
236K
Monchengladbach
$1563
268K