Austria vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1731
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4241
$5272
🏠 One person rent
$903
$1570
🏘️ Family rent
$1654
$2720
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2564
$3365
💸 GDP per capita
$56034
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.91
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
77
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
93
88
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
8.98M
5.15M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1731) is 27% less expensive than in Ireland ($2387). Austria ranked 22nd vs 9th for Ireland 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 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 18th and 4th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Austria and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$6.81
 Cappuccino
$4
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1674
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8352
$5460
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5595
$4389
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$2.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.6
$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$65.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$90
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$1113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16618
$7289

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1844
1.97M
Graz
$1594
293K
Linz
$1593
210K
Salzburg
$1672
155K
Innsbruck
$1636
131K
Klagenfurt
$1653
101K
Wels
$1393
65.3K
Villach
$1582
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1586
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1660
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1818
33.4K
Steyr
$1474
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1627
26.3K
Amstetten
$1335
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1559
55.5K
Leonding
$1555
28.7K
Leoben
$1263
24.6K
Bregenz
$1690
29.6K
Traun
$1549
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1323
22.8K
Lustenau
$1641
23.6K
Modling
$1719
20.6K
Hallein
$1692
21.2K
Krems an der Donau
$1553
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1582
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1303
25K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2627
593K
Cork
$2275
222K
Galway
$2297
83.5K
Limerick
$1969
62.7K
Waterford
$2134
48.4K
Swords
$2186
36.9K
Drogheda
$2628
41K
Naas
$2216
21.4K
Dundalk
$1767
39K
Kilkenny
$1785
22.2K
Tralee
$1707
26.1K
Wexford
$1662
20.2K