Austria vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$84.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$800
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$14158
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
75.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
26
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
13%
🎓 Higher education
93
89
😀 Quality of life
89
48
🏙️ Population
9.18M
131M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 96% more expensive than in Mexico ($1007). Austria ranked 19th vs 95th for Mexico 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 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 17th and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Austria and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1070
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2335
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$6912

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Mexico

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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 Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1331
9.21M
Tijuana
$1210
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
1.93M
Zapopan
$1162
1.48M
Puebla
$998
1.43M
Monterrey
$1485
1.14M
Guadalajara
$1120
1.46M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
1.07M
Ciudad Juarez
$945
1.32M
Leon
$815
1.58M
Aguascalientes
$1006
934K
Chihuahua
$944
878K
Naucalpan
$908
872K
Mexicali
$945
854K
Queretaro
$1184
795K
Hermosillo
$982
856K
Saltillo
$1016
864K
Guadalupe
$1008
692K
Cancun
$1107
889K
Morelia
$873
963K
San Luis Potosi
$941
773K
Culiacan
$836
808K
Reynosa
$925
589K
Tlalnepantla
$932
653K
Merida
$1181
892K
Tlaquepaque
$728
664K
Matamoros
$757
542K
Torreon
$773
690K
Apodaca
$1113
523K
Irapuato
$860
593K