Austria vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$2364
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$872
💸 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%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
9.18M
144M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 109% more expensive than in Russia ($975). Austria ranked 20th vs 102nd 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 1.7 months in Austria compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 14th 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
$19.7
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$1339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$8.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
19.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$4091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$2221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$6.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$5.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$11113

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1585
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1075
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$884
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$1053
1.47M
Kazan
$929
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$893
1.14M
Krasnodar
$869
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1.2M
Ufa
$853
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$880
1.09M
Samara
$838
1.15M
Omsk
$834
1.1M
Perm
$767
1.03M
Voronezh
$724
1.04M
Tyumen
$969
872K
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Khabarovsk
$881
616K
Izhevsk
$700
616K
Saratov
$837
838K
Vladivostok
$909
592K
Balashikha
$957
530K
Volgograd
$714
1.01M
Irkutsk
$771
606K
Tula
$905
467K
Ulyanovsk
$679
613K
Tolyatti
$740
663K
Ryazan
$738
519K
Orenburg
$757
537K
Tomsk
$720
545K
Kemerovo
$772
543K