Austria vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1731
$1540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4241
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$903
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$1654
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2564
$2930
💸 GDP per capita
$56034
$55517
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
80
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
89%
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
87
91
🏙️ Population
8.98M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1731) is 12% more expensive than in Sweden ($1540). Austria ranked 22nd vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 18th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Austria and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$4
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1674
$1514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$1131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$76.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8352
$5475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5595
$3616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.6
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$7.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16618
$4679

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In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1844
1.97M
Graz
$1594
293K
Linz
$1593
210K
Salzburg
$1672
155K
Innsbruck
$1636
131K
Klagenfurt
$1653
101K
Wels
$1393
65.3K
Villach
$1582
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1586
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1660
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1818
33.4K
Steyr
$1474
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1627
26.3K
Amstetten
$1335
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1559
55.5K
Leonding
$1555
28.7K
Leoben
$1263
24.6K
Bregenz
$1690
29.6K
Traun
$1549
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1323
22.8K
Lustenau
$1641
23.6K
Modling
$1719
20.6K
Hallein
$1692
21.2K
Krems an der Donau
$1553
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1582
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1303
25K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2039
985K
Gothenburg
$1623
675K
Malmo
$1585
339K
Uppsala
$1416
175K
Helsingborg
$1297
116K
Vasteras
$1327
132K
Orebro
$1171
129K
Linkoping
$1302
117K
Taby
$1570
77.6K
Solna
$1783
85.7K
Lund
$1474
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1734
77.6K
Norrkoping
$1242
98.2K
Jonkoping
$1373
103K
Eskilstuna
$1252
70.6K
Umea
$1218
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1592
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1233
70.9K
Gavle
$1411
86.5K
Karlstad
$1279
69.6K
Lulea
$1309
49.6K
Halmstad
$1208
73K
Sigtuna
$1510
52.7K
Boras
$1367
75.6K
Uddevalla
$1334
57.1K
Skovde
$1473
57.9K
Trollhattan
$1167
50.1K
Ostersund
$1362
54K
Vaxjo
$1331
74.1K
Tumba
$1568
46.9K