Austria vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4732
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3058
$915
💸 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
88
46
🏙️ Population
8.98M
146M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1978) is 118% more expensive than in Russia ($906). Austria ranked 19th vs 108th 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 18th 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
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.62
$2.45
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$750
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1866
$1141
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$70.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$287
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$8.29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
18.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8987
$3626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6197
$2041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$6.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.1
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$5.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17839
$10020

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In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2144
1.97M
Graz
$1692
293K
Linz
$1766
212K
Salzburg
$1893
155K
Innsbruck
$1864
131K
Klagenfurt
$1790
101K
Wels
$1587
65.3K
Villach
$1761
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1814
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1953
48.1K
Feldkirch
$2151
33.4K
Steyr
$1610
38K
Amstetten
$1474
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1735
55.5K
Leonding
$1683
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1918
26.3K
Leoben
$1441
24.6K
Bregenz
$1846
29.6K
Traun
$1700
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1515
22.8K
Lustenau
$1890
23.6K
Hallein
$1862
21.2K
Modling
$1990
20.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1747
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1890
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1433
25K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1357
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1128
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$815
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$970
1.47M
Kazan
$902
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$798
1.14M
Krasnodar
$810
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$915
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$860
1.09M
Ufa
$863
1.14M
Omsk
$826
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Perm
$747
1.03M
Tyumen
$849
872K
Samara
$848
1.15M
Voronezh
$507
1.04M
Khabarovsk
$858
616K
Saratov
$677
838K
Vladivostok
$992
592K
Izhevsk
$648
616K
Tolyatti
$713
663K
Balashikha
$936
530K
Volgograd
$654
1.01M
Tula
$859
467K
Irkutsk
$744
606K
Kemerovo
$672
543K
Yaroslavl
$689
567K
Cheboksary
$745
497K
Ulyanovsk
$661
613K
Novokuznetsk
$628
529K