Austria vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3140
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$1261
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$1499
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$25993
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.14
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
48
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
93
77
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
9.18M
5.42M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 49% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1365). Austria ranked 20th vs 47th for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 14th and 46th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Austria and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$1314
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$4243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$6.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$10868

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Slovakia

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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 Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1561
479K
Kosice
$1558
224K
Petrzalka
$1451
112K
Nitra
$1278
75.9K
Zilina
$1221
80.3K
Presov
$1091
81.7K
Trnava
$1335
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1190
73.5K
Martin
$1196
50.3K
Trencin
$1291
54.1K
Povazska Bystrica
$1281
37K
Prievidza
$1026
42.4K
Zvolen
$1394
39.2K
Poprad
$1309
48.4K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1211
29.9K
Komarno
$1196
31.9K
Nove Zamky
$1166
36K
Michalovce
$1233
35.3K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1122
34.3K
Ruzomberok
$1267
26.4K
Levice
$989
30.6K
Piestany
$1036
26.4K
Lucenec
$1063
24.7K