Austria vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1743
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4236
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$900
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1640
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2736
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$52085
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
46
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
8.98M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1743) is 112% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Austria ranked 22nd vs 106th 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 months in Romania. Ranked 18th and 53rd 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
$15
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7748
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5374
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.51
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.5
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12866
$7145

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1854
1.97M
Graz
$1658
293K
Linz
$1646
210K
Salzburg
$1691
155K
Innsbruck
$1720
131K
Klagenfurt
$1664
101K
Sankt Polten
$1535
55.5K
Wels
$1301
61.2K
Villach
$1581
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1605
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1325
44.5K
Steyr
$1508
38.3K
Baden bei Wien
$1663
26.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1602
27.1K
Amstetten
$1378
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1637
33.4K
Leonding
$1562
28.7K
Bregenz
$1705
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1543
25.3K
Leoben
$1393
24.6K
Traun
$1546
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1229
22.8K
Modling
$1621
20.6K
Hallein
$1688
21.2K
Lustenau
$1612
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1321
25K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K