Austria vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

Austria India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1549
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3724
$1017
🏠 One person rent
$790
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1382
$323
🍽️ Food expenses
$464
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$45.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2839
$532
💸 GDP per capita
$53638
$2257
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
6.3
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
40
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
91
42
🏙️ Population
8.98M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Austria ($1549) is 268% more expensive than in India ($420). Austria ranked 23rd vs 191st for India in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Austria compared to 1.3 months in India. Ranked 18th and 119th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs India

We calculate prices for Austria and India as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.37
$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.31
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1508
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1042
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$40.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$9.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7130
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4756
$809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.8
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$2.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$120
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$62.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10578
$1571

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1631
1.97M
Graz
$1441
289K
Linz
$1488
205K
Salzburg
$1558
155K
Innsbruck
$1515
132K
Klagenfurt
$1438
101K
Wels
$1253
61.2K
Sankt Polten
$1403
55.5K
Villach
$1407
61.9K
Dornbirn
$1496
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1384
44.5K
Amstetten
$1220
23.7K
Steyr
$1416
38.3K
Feldkirch
$1378
33.4K
Baden bei Wien
$1680
26.3K
Leonding
$1381
28.7K
Leoben
$1235
24.6K
Bregenz
$1678
29.8K
Klosterneuburg
$1412
27.1K
Modling
$1357
20.6K
Wolfsberg
$1426
25K
Krems an der Donau
$1407
24.6K
Traun
$1366
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1103
22.8K
Lustenau
$1407
22.8K
Hallein
$1370
21.2K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$468
26.5M
Bangalore
$482
12.3M
Mumbai
$625
15.4M
Chennai
$415
10.3M
Hyderabad
$442
9.31M
Pune
$469
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$832
7.65M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Surat
$426
5.94M
Lucknow
$359
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$486
2.04M
Kanpur
$428
2.77M
Thane
$506
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$406
2.38M
Mirzapur
$370
2.5M
Jaipur
$371
3.07M
Nagpur
$391
2.41M
Kalyan
$331
1.25M
Agra
$410
1.59M
Navi Mumbai
$469
1.12M
Indore
$337
1.99M
Bhopal
$312
1.8M
Chandigarh
$399
1.06M
Mysore
$329
1.01M
Gurgaon
$485
877K
Jamshedpur
$358
1.56M
Bilaspur
$288
1.63M
Faridabad
$385
1.4M
Vadodara
$333
2.07M
Nashik
$366
1.49M