Austria vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1682
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4098
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$870
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1594
$756
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2700
$747
💸 GDP per capita
$52131
$11091
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
31
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
13%
🎓 Higher education
94
89
😀 Quality of life
89
41
🏙️ Population
8.98M
125M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1682) is 87% more expensive than in Mexico ($900). Austria ranked 21st vs 89th 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 18th and 119th 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
$14.6
$8.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$825
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.06%
11.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7876
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5252
$1195
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$33.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$94
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12494
$5116

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1788
1.97M
Graz
$1542
293K
Linz
$1604
210K
Salzburg
$1721
155K
Innsbruck
$1711
131K
Klagenfurt
$1628
101K
Sankt Polten
$1478
55.5K
Wels
$1300
61.2K
Villach
$1557
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1555
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1327
44.5K
Steyr
$1505
38.3K
Baden bei Wien
$1690
26.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1470
27.1K
Amstetten
$1304
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1405
33.4K
Leonding
$1397
28.7K
Bregenz
$1667
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1477
25.3K
Leoben
$1335
24.6K
Traun
$1378
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1226
22.8K
Modling
$1591
20.6K
Hallein
$1588
21.2K
Lustenau
$1554
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1141
25K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1194
9.21M
Tijuana
$1123
1.96M
Ciudad Juarez
$935
1.32M
Zapopan
$950
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$916
1.93M
Monterrey
$1263
1.14M
Guadalajara
$987
1.46M
Leon
$832
1.58M
Saltillo
$832
864K
Puebla
$848
1.43M
Aguascalientes
$703
934K
San Luis Potosi
$948
773K
Mexicali
$758
1.03M
Naucalpan
$931
872K
Chihuahua
$831
878K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$833
1.08M
Cancun
$1177
889K
Hermosillo
$861
856K
Queretaro
$956
626K
Merida
$1061
892K
Culiacan
$808
808K
Tlaquepaque
$796
664K
Irapuato
$659
593K
Torreon
$733
717K
Morelia
$661
963K
Reynosa
$752
589K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$707
531K
Tlalnepantla
$882
653K
Guadalupe
$828
692K
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$796
521K