Austria vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$1022
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1176
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$24626
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
7.74
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
50
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
93
87
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
9.18M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 63% more expensive than in Greece ($1253). Austria ranked 19th vs 61st for Greece 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 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 15th and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Greece

We calculate prices for Austria and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$5.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$8295

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Greece

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K