Austria vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1840
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4435
$3162
🏠 One person rent
$961
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1740
$1088
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2753
$2364
💸 GDP per capita
$56506
$33121
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
8.12
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
63
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
20%
🎓 Higher education
93
87
😀 Quality of life
88
85
🏙️ Population
8.98M
51.5M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1840) is 62% more expensive than in South Korea ($1139). Austria ranked 20th vs 67th 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 2.1 months in South Korea. Ranked 17th and 22nd 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
$15.6
$6.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$3.27
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$312
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8325
$10513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5764
$7053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$9.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$7.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.91
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.8
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$8.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12941
$21622

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1965
1.97M
Graz
$1764
293K
Linz
$1690
210K
Salzburg
$1778
155K
Innsbruck
$1783
131K
Klagenfurt
$1770
101K
Wels
$1350
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1653
55.5K
Villach
$1674
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1188
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1768
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1920
33.4K
Steyr
$1563
38.3K
Leonding
$1616
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1698
26.3K
Amstetten
$1436
23.6K
Klosterneuburg
$1681
27.1K
Bregenz
$1774
29.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1632
25.3K
Leoben
$1424
24.6K
Traun
$1604
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1485
22.8K
Lustenau
$1740
23.6K
Modling
$1772
20.6K
Hallein
$1706
21.2K
Wolfsberg
$1397
25K

In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1461
9.67M
Busan
$1122
3.45M
Incheon
$1067
2.94M
Daegu
$1114
2.38M
Daejeon
$975
1.48M
Suwon
$970
1.23M
Gwangju
$1178
1.49M
Ulsan
$1099
1.13M
Cheongju
$997
852K
Seongnam
$1127
919K
Yongin
$1142
971K
Changwon
$1083
1.01M
Hwaseong
$1049
941K
Goyang
$1008
1.06M
Namyangju
$1084
732K
Bucheon
$1068
781K
Gimhae
$901
534K
Siheung
$1087
520K
Jeju Island
$1165
678K
Pyeongtaek
$1053
590K
Cheonan
$1222
652K
Pohang
$1000
504K
Ansan
$990
653K
Uijeongbu
$936
463K
Anyang
$1025
548K
Paju
$1020
498K
Jeju
$1157
492K
Sejong
$1043
386K
Hanam
$1074
330K
Gunsan
$1007
275K