Austria vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$2777
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$804
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$2268
💸 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
92
87
🏙️ Population
9.18M
51.8M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 83% more expensive than in South Korea ($1114). Austria ranked 20th vs 80th 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 1.7 months in Austria compared to 2 months in South Korea. Ranked 14th 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
$19.7
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$1123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$98.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$11512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$6605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$8.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$5.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$9.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$17691

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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 South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1363
9.67M
Busan
$1114
3.45M
Incheon
$1057
3.05M
Daegu
$1043
2.38M
Gwangju
$1062
1.41M
Daejeon
$922
1.48M
Ulsan
$1020
1.13M
Suwon
$1030
1.23M
Seongnam
$1425
919K
Yongin
$1102
1.08M
Cheongju
$903
848K
Hwaseong
$1076
1M
Changwon
$1032
1.01M
Namyangju
$1120
732K
Goyang
$1092
1.06M
Gimhae
$946
534K
Jeju
$1064
698K
Siheung
$1292
514K
Pyeongtaek
$1095
607K
Pohang
$1030
504K
Cheonan
$1121
657K
Bucheon
$1167
772K
Uijeongbu
$913
463K
Jeju Island
$1079
666K
Paju
$1049
498K
Ansan
$1044
623K
Gwangju
$1179
397K
Hanam
$1162
330K
Gunsan
$1002
275K
Sejong
$986
392K