Austria vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1731
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4241
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$903
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1654
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2564
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$56034
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
46
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
87
64
🏙️ Population
8.98M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1731) is 108% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Austria ranked 22nd vs 113th 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 1.2 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
$14.4
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$4
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1674
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8352
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5595
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16618
$8337

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1844
1.97M
Graz
$1594
293K
Linz
$1593
210K
Salzburg
$1672
155K
Innsbruck
$1636
131K
Klagenfurt
$1653
101K
Wels
$1393
65.3K
Villach
$1582
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1586
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1660
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1818
33.4K
Steyr
$1474
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1627
26.3K
Amstetten
$1335
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1559
55.5K
Leonding
$1555
28.7K
Leoben
$1263
24.6K
Bregenz
$1690
29.6K
Traun
$1549
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1323
22.8K
Lustenau
$1641
23.6K
Modling
$1719
20.6K
Hallein
$1692
21.2K
Krems an der Donau
$1553
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1582
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1303
25K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K