Austria vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$3136
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$770
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$1286
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1460
💸 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%
25.7%
🎓 Higher education
93
77
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
9.18M
5.42M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 51% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1348). Austria ranked 19th vs 49th 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 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 15th and 47th 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
$19.2
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$1324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$4358
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$3033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$34.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$6.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$78.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$12394

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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
$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 Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1590
481K
Kosice
$1512
222K
Petrzalka
$1475
112K
Nitra
$1218
75.3K
Zilina
$1184
79.9K
Presov
$1044
81.2K
Trnava
$1308
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1117
73.1K
Martin
$1160
50.2K
Trencin
$1255
54.1K
Prievidza
$1032
42K
Povazska Bystrica
$1252
36.7K
Poprad
$1281
48K
Zvolen
$1340
38.7K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1209
29.7K
Komarno
$1156
31.6K
Nove Zamky
$1126
35.6K
Michalovce
$1162
34.9K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1088
34K
Levice
$928
30.2K
Piestany
$967
26.1K
Lucenec
$1031
24.4K
Ruzomberok
$1271
26.1K