Austria vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1840
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4435
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$961
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$1740
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2753
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$56506
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
60
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
22%
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
8.98M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1840) is 24% more expensive than in Spain ($1480). Austria ranked 20th vs 36th 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 1.5 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
$15.6
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$312
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8325
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5764
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.91
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.8
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12941
$8656

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K