Austria vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1743
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4236
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$900
$166
🏘️ Family rent
$1640
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$20.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2736
$199
💸 GDP per capita
$52085
$3354
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
34
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
58
😀 Quality of life
89
44
🏙️ Population
8.98M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1743) is 243% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($509). Austria ranked 22nd vs 175th for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 18th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Austria and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
19.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7748
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5374
$1240
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$6.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$2.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$7.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$5.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.51
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.5
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$11.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$8.89
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$55.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$26.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12866
$469

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1854
1.97M
Graz
$1658
293K
Linz
$1646
210K
Salzburg
$1691
155K
Innsbruck
$1720
131K
Klagenfurt
$1664
101K
Sankt Polten
$1535
55.5K
Wels
$1301
61.2K
Villach
$1581
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1605
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1325
44.5K
Steyr
$1508
38.3K
Baden bei Wien
$1663
26.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1602
27.1K
Amstetten
$1378
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1637
33.4K
Leonding
$1562
28.7K
Bregenz
$1705
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1543
25.3K
Leoben
$1393
24.6K
Traun
$1546
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1229
22.8K
Modling
$1621
20.6K
Hallein
$1688
21.2K
Lustenau
$1612
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1321
25K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$582
753K
Trincomalee
$523
99.1K
Beruwala
$507
165K
Galle
$345
93.1K
Kandy
$409
120K
Gampaha
$465
191K
Negombo
$406
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
116K
Anuradhapura
$533
63.2K
Matara
$469
68.2K