Austria vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$932
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
22
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
3.7%
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
91
49
🏙️ Population
9.18M
144M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 99% more expensive than in Russia ($1027). Austria ranked 19th vs 98th 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 15th and 103rd 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
$19.2
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$9.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
21.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$2478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$7.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$9.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$6.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$12853

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K