Austria vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$2504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4732
$5692
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$1592
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$2644
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3058
$4443
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$85810
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
78.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
65
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
8.98M
340M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1978) is 21% less expensive than in the United States ($2504). Austria ranked 19th vs 10th for the United States 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 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 18th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs the United States

We calculate prices for Austria and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.62
$6.2
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$750
$1341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1866
$3124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$2484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$287
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8987
$4576
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6197
$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$6.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$21.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17839
$20489

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs the United States

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4184
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3381
3.9M
Chicago
$2785
2.75M
Houston
$2250
2.3M
San Diego
$3487
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2525
1.6M
Phoenix
$2331
1.61M
San Francisco
$4115
874K
Dallas
$2442
1.3M
San Antonio
$2002
1.43M
San Jose
$3944
1.01M
Seattle
$3166
737K
Austin
$2407
962K
Washington
$3228
690K
Boston
$3659
676K
Indianapolis
$2401
888K
Hempstead
$2642
793K
Fort Worth
$2235
919K
Jacksonville
$2270
950K
Denver
$2747
716K
Charlotte
$2452
875K
Columbus
$2196
906K
Portland
$2643
653K
Nashville
$2554
689K
Las Vegas
$2291
642K
Oklahoma City
$1961
681K
Atlanta
$2577
499K
Oakland
$2938
441K
Baltimore
$2391
586K
El Paso
$1797
679K