Austria vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$2688
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$417
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$2138
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$36239
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.15
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
63
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
20%
🎓 Higher education
93
87
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
9.18M
51.8M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 90% more expensive than in South Korea ($1074). Austria ranked 19th vs 86th for South Korea 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 2 months in South Korea. Ranked 15th and 23rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs South Korea

We calculate prices for Austria and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 87 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 South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$6055
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$8.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$18682

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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 South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1296
9.67M
Busan
$1084
3.45M
Incheon
$1032
3.05M
Daegu
$992
2.38M
Gwangju
$957
1.41M
Daejeon
$905
1.48M
Suwon
$985
1.23M
Ulsan
$957
1.13M
Goyang
$1052
1.06M
Yongin
$1061
1.08M
Cheongju
$865
848K
Seongnam
$1455
919K
Hwaseong
$1045
1M
Changwon
$1013
1.01M
Namyangju
$1094
732K
Gimhae
$1014
534K
Jeju
$1020
698K
Pyeongtaek
$1048
607K
Pohang
$989
504K
Jeju Island
$1037
666K
Cheonan
$1128
657K
Bucheon
$1090
772K
Uijeongbu
$868
463K
Siheung
$1313
514K
Paju
$1010
498K
Ansan
$1001
623K
Gwangju
$1179
397K
Jeonju
$771
342K
Gunsan
$964
275K
Sejong
$971
392K