Austria vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$3963
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
80
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
89%
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
9.18M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 16% more expensive than in Sweden ($1758). Austria ranked 19th vs 27th 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 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 15th and 9th 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
$19.2
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$7.66
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$967
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$720
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$1734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$1314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$6105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$8198

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2240
2.03M
Graz
$1681
293K
Linz
$1803
212K
Salzburg
$2003
155K
Innsbruck
$1887
132K
Klagenfurt
$1752
101K
Wels
$1568
65.3K
Villach
$1648
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1805
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2036
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1941
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2103
33.4K
Steyr
$1653
38K
Klosterneuburg
$1883
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1831
26.3K
Leonding
$1751
28.7K
Krems an der Donau
$1789
25.3K
Bregenz
$1844
29.5K
Wolfsberg
$1436
25K
Amstetten
$1499
24K
Traun
$1701
24.5K
Lustenau
$1957
24.6K
Modling
$1862
20.6K
Leoben
$1409
24.6K
Kapfenberg
$1518
22.8K
Hallein
$1929
21.2K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K