Austria vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$594
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$1000
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$1114
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$24752
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
49
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
93
87
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
9.18M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 60% more expensive than in Greece ($1237). Austria ranked 19th vs 57th 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 17th and 45th 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
$17.6
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$56.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$5.23
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$3421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$2765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$11.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$7464

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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
$2132
1.97M
Graz
$1685
293K
Linz
$1760
212K
Salzburg
$1904
155K
Innsbruck
$1917
131K
Klagenfurt
$1683
101K
Wels
$1553
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1774
55.5K
Villach
$1756
65.1K
Dornbirn
$2029
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$2019
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2108
33.4K
Steyr
$1651
38K
Amstetten
$1468
23.6K
Leonding
$1707
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1917
26.3K
Bregenz
$1830
29.6K
Leoben
$1378
24.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1759
25.3K
Wolfsberg
$1416
25K
Lustenau
$1944
23.6K
Traun
$1660
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1574
22.8K
Modling
$1976
20.6K
Hallein
$1880
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1859
27.1K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1436
643K
Crete
$1303
623K
Thessaloniki
$1225
310K
Piraeus
$1177
168K
Patras
$1111
174K
Heraklion
$1256
145K
Larissa
$1149
146K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kallithea
$1291
97.6K
Kifissia
$1415
48.7K
Nikaia
$1170
88.1K
Volos
$1101
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1265
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1281
72.9K
Ioannina
$1045
64.9K
Rhodes
$1284
54.6K
Katerini
$1036
59.2K
Chania
$1245
54.6K
Chalcis
$1224
64.5K
Serres
$1080
58.4K
Komotini
$1013
51.7K
Trikala
$1092
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1006
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1048
58.8K
Lamia
$930
47.5K
Kalamata
$1162
57.7K
Agrinio
$976
50.7K
Drama
$964
44.3K