Austria vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1743
$2896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4236
$7451
🏠 One person rent
$900
$1625
🏘️ Family rent
$1640
$3010
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$885
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2736
$6356
💸 GDP per capita
$52085
$93260
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
9.01
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
82
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
89
100
🏙️ Population
8.98M
8.74M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1743) is 40% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2896). Austria ranked 22nd vs 4th 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 1.6 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
$15
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$7.9
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$4.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1724
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$1335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$3238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
2.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7748
$13664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5374
$9455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$39.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$7.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$26.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$48.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.51
$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.5
$17.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$86.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$146
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$41.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$2580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12866
$28469

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3380
443K
Basel
$2820
178K
Geneva
$3266
202K
Bern
$2569
134K
Lausanne
$2706
139K
Winterthur
$3178
110K
Lucerne
$2925
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2322
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2400
55.2K
Lugano
$2555
63.2K
Koniz
$2597
41.8K
Thun
$2527
43.7K
Zug
$3444
30.5K
Vernier
$3031
34.8K
Uster
$3059
36.8K
Altstetten
$3073
35.6K
Bellinzona
$2918
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2248
33.5K
Schaffhausen
$2354
36.6K
Dubendorf
$3200
28K
Lancy
$3018
31.9K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
30.2K
Chur
$2193
35K
Sion
$1952
34.7K
Fribourg
$2368
38.4K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
39K
Montreux
$2693
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
27K
Emmen
$2882
29.3K
Frauenfeld
$2436
25.4K