Austria vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1840
$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4435
$1404
🏠 One person rent
$961
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1740
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$22.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2753
$225
💸 GDP per capita
$56506
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
34
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
58
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
8.98M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1840) is 237% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($547). Austria ranked 20th 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 17th and 100th 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
$15.6
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$312
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
17.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8325
$1620
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5764
$1424
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.91
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.8
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$30.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12941
$595

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$636
753K
Gampaha
$428
191K
Kandy
$435
120K
Trincomalee
$534
99.1K
Beruwala
$549
165K
Negombo
$437
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
116K
Galle
$484
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$561
63.2K
Matara
$499
68.2K