Austria vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$1342
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$3037
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$782
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$1267
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$68.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$1602
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$25023
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
7.72
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
53
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
9.18M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 47% more expensive than in Poland ($1342). Austria ranked 19th vs 47th for Poland 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 17th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Poland

We calculate prices for Austria and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.83
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$555
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
6.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$2730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$87.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$9523

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1978
1.86M
Krakow
$1580
804K
Wroclaw
$1592
674K
Lodz
$1338
649K
Poznan
$1420
547K
Gdansk
$1519
488K
Szczecin
$1166
388K
Gdynia
$1478
245K
Lublin
$1323
335K
Katowice
$1137
278K
Bydgoszcz
$1103
325K
Rzeszow
$1200
196K
Bialystok
$1148
290K
Torun
$926
198K
Kielce
$1097
187K
Czestochowa
$1033
205K
Gliwice
$1026
174K
Zabrze
$1147
157K
Sosnowiec
$1093
186K
Olsztyn
$1182
170K
Bytom
$1043
153K
Radom
$1008
202K
Bielsko-Biala
$1201
169K
Ruda Slaska
$1085
134K
Zielona Gora
$1107
140K
Opole
$1230
127K
Tychy
$1054
125K
Rybnik
$1010
134K
Elblag
$1074
115K
Chorzow
$1038
104K