Austria vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
22
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
89
49
🏙️ Population
9.18M
144M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 119% more expensive than in Russia ($902). Austria ranked 19th vs 109th for Russia 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 17th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Russia

We calculate prices for Austria and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$9820

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K