Austria vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$467
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$30.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$351
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$7618
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
71.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
43
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
93
42
😀 Quality of life
89
47
🏙️ Population
9.18M
2.39M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 128% more expensive than in Moldova ($866). Austria ranked 19th vs 118th for Moldova 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 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 17th and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Austria and Moldova 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 Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$8.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$31.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$9.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$6873

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Moldova

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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 Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$947
639K
Balti
$793
97.9K
Tiraspol
$546
134K
Bender
$670
76.2K
Ungheni
$1164
30.8K
Cahul
$926
30K
Soroca
$879
22.2K
Dubasari
$884
28.5K
Orhei
$921
21.1K
Comrat
$901
19.9K