What is the cost of living in Austria? The answer to this question is not so simple. It totally depends on the person's situation.
- Place of living
- Age
- Living alone, with parent or partner and children.
- Using private car or public transportation
- Eating at home or in a restaurant
- Monthly savings amount
- Number of short and long trips during the year
- Consumption culture and personal lifestyle
However, below is an attempt to give a simple estimate for a single person.
Note: Estimated average price for a single person per month, Updated 12.2023
| Description | Price (Euro) |
| Apartment rent (Wohnung Miete), 1 Bed room in city center | 550 |
| Heating (Heizung) / Cooling (Kühlung) | 50 |
| Insurance apartment (Versicherung Wohnung) | 10 |
| Cell phone & internet at home (Handy & Internet zu Hause) | 50 |
| Electricity (Strom) | 100 |
| TV: fees (GIS) (TV: Gebühren) | 30 |
| TV: Streaming service (V: Streamingdienst) | 15 |
| Description | Price (Euro) |
| Bank: account management (Bank: Kontoführung) | 20 |
| Bank: Insurance (Bank: Versicherung) | 30 |
| Bank: Fund or Saving Money (Bank: Fond oder Geld sparen) | ? |
- Food, clothing, shopping and entertainment
| Description | Price (Euro) |
| Breakfast (Frühstück) | 100 |
| Lunch (Mittagessen ) | 200 |
| Dinner (Abendessen | 200 |
| Coffee (Kaffee) | 100 |
| Snack, Fruits etc. (Snack, Obst usw.)) | 50 |
| Clothing and shoes (Kleidung und Schuhe) | 100 |
| Fun (Spaß): Cinema, Billiard, Bowling, Smoking, Alcoholic beverages and so on | 150 |
- Car
| Description | Price (Euro) |
| Service card (Servicekarte), For example OEAMTC Club | 12 |
| Insurance (Versicherung) | 70 |
| Motorway vignette (Autobahnvignette) | 10 |
| Tunnel vignette (Tunnelvignette) | 5 |
| Parking ticket (Parkschein), In Vienna, payment per district is annual | 25 |
| Regular expenses (Regelmäßige Ausgaben), New Pickerl + Services + Repair + Tyres | 150 |
| Fuel (Treibstoff) | 150 |
- Family expenses (Familienausgaben)
| Description | Price (Euro) |
| Apartment rent (Wohnung Miete), 3 Bed room outside of city center | 1200 |
| Childcare (Kinderbetreuung) | 300 |
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