Austria vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1682
$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4098
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$870
$1100
🏘️ Family rent
$1594
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2700
$3402
💸 GDP per capita
$52131
$55985
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
8.55
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
80
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
8.98M
17.6M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1682) is 8% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($1835). Austria ranked 21st vs 18th for the Netherlands 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 1.9 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 18th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Austria and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$5.25
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$825
$1093
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$1798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.06%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7876
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5252
$3711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$6.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$54
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$21.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$1572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12494
$8050

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2380
921K
Rotterdam
$1898
592K
The Hague
$1822
548K
Utrecht
$1946
359K
Eindhoven
$1883
236K
Breda
$1773
183K
Almere
$1754
215K
Tilburg
$1642
222K
Arnhem
$1673
164K
Groningen
$1646
203K
Nijmegen
$1666
177K
Enschede
$1691
160K
Haarlem
$2247
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1693
144K
Apeldoorn
$1999
139K
Leiden
$2067
124K
Maastricht
$1887
120K
Zwolle
$1669
130K
Venlo
$1605
102K
Emmen
$1457
107K
Delft
$1743
104K
Hilversum
$1878
91.2K
Purmerend
$1806
81.5K
Veenendaal
$1739
66.9K
Heerlen
$1478
86.9K
Zutphen
$1709
47.4K
Roosendaal
$1700
77K
Leeuwarden
$1568
92.1K
Deventer
$1712
101K
Roermond
$1432
57.3K