Austria vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3363
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$890
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$1475
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$1396
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$29292
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.62
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
56
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
88
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
9.18M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 38% more expensive than in Portugal ($1480). Austria ranked 20th vs 41st for Portugal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Austria compared to 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 14th and 40th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Austria and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$84.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$3892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$6.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$10961

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Portugal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1953
546K
Sintra
$1616
386K
Cascais
$1720
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1501
304K
Porto
$1569
232K
Seixal
$1416
167K
Braga
$1416
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1254
138K
Oeiras
$1806
172K
Gondomar
$1508
164K
Matosinhos
$1720
173K
Amadora
$1529
171K
Almada
$1697
177K
Maia
$1913
135K
Coimbra
$1360
141K
Guimaraes
$1463
157K
Loures
$1540
202K
Odivelas
$1553
148K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1283
137K
Leiria
$1371
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1260
134K
Setubal
$1469
123K
Valongo
$1500
93.9K
Funchal
$1682
106K
Vila do Conde
$1260
79.5K
Barcelos
$1062
117K
Torres Vedras
$1636
79.5K
Paredes
$1375
86.9K
Aveiro
$1414
78.5K
Agualva-Cacem
$1568
81.8K