Austria vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
45
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
9.18M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 113% more expensive than in Romania ($958). Austria ranked 19th vs 104th for Romania 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 Romania. Ranked 15th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Romania

We calculate prices for Austria and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$9182

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2240
2.03M
Graz
$1681
293K
Linz
$1803
212K
Salzburg
$2003
155K
Innsbruck
$1887
132K
Klagenfurt
$1752
101K
Wels
$1568
65.3K
Villach
$1648
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1805
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2036
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1941
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2103
33.4K
Steyr
$1653
38K
Klosterneuburg
$1883
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1831
26.3K
Leonding
$1751
28.7K
Krems an der Donau
$1789
25.3K
Bregenz
$1844
29.5K
Wolfsberg
$1436
25K
Amstetten
$1499
24K
Traun
$1701
24.5K
Lustenau
$1957
24.6K
Modling
$1862
20.6K
Leoben
$1409
24.6K
Kapfenberg
$1518
22.8K
Hallein
$1929
21.2K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K