Austria vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3717
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$935
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$2123
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$35327
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
55
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
22%
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
9.18M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 24% more expensive than in Spain ($1642). Austria ranked 20th vs 34th 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 1.7 months in Austria compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 14th and 32nd 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
$19.7
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$762
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$1689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$4915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$73.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$560
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$10852

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Spain

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2089
3.51M
Barcelona
$2116
1.73M
Valencia
$1797
841K
Tenerife
$1774
955K
Zaragoza
$1471
693K
Seville
$1403
689K
Malaga
$1727
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2000
435K
Bilbao
$1746
351K
Alicante
$1516
366K
Valladolid
$1408
303K
Las Palmas
$1540
382K
Vigo
$1427
294K
Cordoba
$1331
323K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
261K
Terrassa
$1473
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
290K
Gijon
$1511
270K
Sabadell
$1685
225K
A Coruna
$1426
252K
Badalona
$2155
232K
San Sebastian
$1797
190K
Pamplona
$1655
209K
Granada
$1360
234K
Elche
$1314
246K
Cartagena
$1212
221K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1654
212K
Oviedo
$1327
187K
Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
214K
Marbella
$1935
160K