Austria vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$3189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4732
$7787
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$1815
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$3127
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$959
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3058
$6892
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
81
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
88
100
🏙️ Population
8.98M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1978) is 38% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3189). Austria ranked 19th vs 5th for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 18th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Austria and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$31.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.62
$9.18
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$6.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$5.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$750
$1521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1866
$3602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$2857
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$287
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$58.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
2.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8987
$17668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6197
$7883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$41.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$23.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$28.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$48.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.1
$19.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$4.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$4.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$94.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$24.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$133
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$161
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$2632
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17839
$22061

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2144
1.97M
Graz
$1692
293K
Linz
$1766
212K
Salzburg
$1893
155K
Innsbruck
$1864
131K
Klagenfurt
$1790
101K
Wels
$1587
65.3K
Villach
$1761
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1814
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1953
48.1K
Feldkirch
$2151
33.4K
Steyr
$1610
38K
Amstetten
$1474
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1735
55.5K
Leonding
$1683
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1918
26.3K
Leoben
$1441
24.6K
Bregenz
$1846
29.6K
Traun
$1700
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1515
22.8K
Lustenau
$1890
23.6K
Hallein
$1862
21.2K
Modling
$1990
20.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1747
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1890
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1433
25K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3640
449K
Geneva
$3565
207K
Basel
$3001
176K
Lausanne
$3027
144K
Bern
$2842
137K
Winterthur
$3340
119K
St. Gallen
$2693
78.2K
Lucerne
$3283
85.5K
Biel/Bienne
$2605
55.9K
Lugano
$2706
63.5K
Koniz
$2864
43K
Thun
$2739
43.9K
Schaffhausen
$2759
38.7K
Bellinzona
$3209
43.8K
Uster
$3364
36.8K
Chur
$2613
35.4K
Neuchatel
$2756
33.5K
Vernier
$3358
34.8K
Lancy
$3293
31.9K
Altstetten
$3368
36.3K
Fribourg
$2791
38.7K
Sion
$2246
34.7K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3171
30.2K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2587
37.2K
Emmen
$3233
29.3K
Dubendorf
$3373
28K
Kriens
$3256
27K
Montreux
$3439
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3234
27K
Dietikon
$3286
26.9K