Austria vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

Austria Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1668
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4059
$1554
🏠 One person rent
$853
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$1538
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$506
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2904
$581
💸 GDP per capita
$52131
$15345
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
6.01
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
28
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
8.98M
147M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1668) is 171% more expensive than in Russia ($615). Austria ranked 22nd vs 150th 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 15th and 107th 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
$14.5
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1599
$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$6.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.76%
10.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4953
$1459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.64
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12478
$5453

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1749
1.97M
Graz
$1596
293K
Linz
$1673
210K
Salzburg
$1681
155K
Innsbruck
$1631
131K
Klagenfurt
$1633
101K
Wels
$1388
61.2K
Sankt Polten
$1463
55.5K
Villach
$1558
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1622
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1368
44.5K
Steyr
$1506
38.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1434
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1572
26.3K
Amstetten
$1293
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1476
33.4K
Leonding
$1521
28.7K
Bregenz
$1731
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1473
25.3K
Leoben
$1376
24.6K
Traun
$1442
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1149
22.8K
Modling
$1549
20.6K
Hallein
$1589
21.2K
Lustenau
$1605
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1182
25K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$942
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$739
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$641
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$615
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$623
1.25M
Rostov-on-Don
$641
1.14M
Kazan
$561
1.24M
Krasnoyarsk
$547
1.08M
Ufa
$477
1.12M
Voronezh
$437
1.05M
Chelyabinsk
$495
1.2M
Samara
$599
1.17M
Tyumen
$602
745K
Omsk
$468
1.17M
Krasnodar
$504
949K
Perm
$482
1.05M
Volgograd
$464
1M
Saratov
$476
845K
Surgut
$588
396K
Vladivostok
$779
597K
Sochi
$651
412K
Yaroslavl
$483
601K
Khabarovsk
$641
616K
Balashikha
$652
468K
Izhevsk
$453
646K
Kemerovo
$458
559K
Irkutsk
$526
624K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$411
534K
Barnaul
$450
631K
Tolyatti
$430
686K