Austria vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2739
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$580
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$7020
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
44
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
89
43
🏙️ Population
9.18M
2.84M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 65% more expensive than in Jamaica ($1192). Austria ranked 19th vs 63rd for Jamaica 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 0.5 months in Jamaica. Ranked 17th and 123rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for Austria and Jamaica as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 10 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 Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$939
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$2170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$7.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$4469

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Jamaica

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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 Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1364
580K
Spanish Town
$793
131K
Half Way Tree
$1223
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1072
124K
May Pen
$947
61.5K
Old Harbour
$1030
28.7K
Mandeville
$973
48.3K
Linstead
$1055
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1164
14.8K