Austria vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$3873
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1952
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$40385
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.28
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
53
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
28.2%
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
91
82
🏙️ Population
9.18M
59M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 26% more expensive than in Italy ($1624). Austria ranked 19th vs 35th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 15th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Italy

We calculate prices for Austria and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$834
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$613
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$4759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$2544
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$11665

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K