Austria vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$2016
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$35297
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
56
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
22%
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
9.18M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 25% more expensive than in Spain ($1583). Austria ranked 19th vs 35th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 17th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Spain

We calculate prices for Austria and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.85
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$1218
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$4581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$3115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$71.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$9657

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2132
1.97M
Graz
$1685
293K
Linz
$1760
212K
Salzburg
$1904
155K
Innsbruck
$1917
131K
Klagenfurt
$1683
101K
Wels
$1553
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1774
55.5K
Villach
$1756
65.1K
Dornbirn
$2029
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$2019
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2108
33.4K
Steyr
$1651
38K
Amstetten
$1468
23.6K
Leonding
$1707
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1917
26.3K
Bregenz
$1830
29.6K
Leoben
$1378
24.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1759
25.3K
Wolfsberg
$1416
25K
Lustenau
$1944
23.6K
Traun
$1660
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1574
22.8K
Modling
$1976
20.6K
Hallein
$1880
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1859
27.1K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2015
3.42M
Barcelona
$2087
1.7M
Valencia
$1703
826K
Tenerife
$1705
955K
Seville
$1393
687K
Zaragoza
$1457
687K
Murcia
$1305
673K
Malaga
$1617
592K
Palma de Mallorca
$1930
432K
Bilbao
$1660
348K
Alicante
$1461
359K
Valladolid
$1367
301K
Las Palmas
$1484
380K
Cordoba
$1233
323K
Vigo
$1302
294K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
258K
Terrassa
$1590
229K
Gijon
$1389
269K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
280K
San Sebastian
$1673
189K
Sabadell
$1637
222K
Badalona
$2170
227K
Granada
$1334
233K
A Coruna
$1352
249K
Oviedo
$1300
187K
Pamplona
$1585
208K
Elche
$1277
243K
Cartagena
$1206
220K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1567
211K
Burgos
$1343
177K