Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Austria and London

For one person, living is cheaper in Austria: $2,285 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $21,600 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇦🇹 Austria

$2,285

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London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,086

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🙂 Solo nomad: Austria is 22.4% cheaper than London without rent, and 44.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Austria is 19.9% cheaper than London without rent, and 40.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$18.26 €16.29

$26.62 £20.11

-31.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$79.7 €71.1

$108 £81.3

-25.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.70 €12.23

$10.39 £7.85

31.86%

Cappuccino

$4.57 €4.08

$5.79 £4.38

-21.07%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.86 €3.45

$3.01 £2.27

28.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 €2.73

$2.15 £1.63

42.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.67 €5.06

$9.35 £7.06

-39.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.69 €5.08

$7.84 £5.93

-27.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 €1.54

$1.79 £1.35

-3.91%

White Bread (500g)

$2.68 €2.39

$2.06 £1.56

30.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.37 €2.12

$2.31 £1.74

2.60%

Eggs

$4.69 €4.18

$5.05 £3.82

-7.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.42 €16.44

$12.57 £9.50

46.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.04 €12.53

$10.66 £8.05

31.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.07 €19.70

$17.13 £12.94

28.84%

Apples (1kg)

$2.89 €2.58

$3.03 £2.29

-4.62%

Banana (1kg)

$2.39 €2.13

$1.41 £1.07

69.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.09 €2.76

$3.05 £2.31

1.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.25 €3.79

$3.38 £2.56

25.74%

Potato (1kg)

$2.15 €1.92

$1.67 £1.26

28.74%

Onion (1kg)

$2.08 €1.86

$1.73 £1.31

20.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.94 €1.73

$1.41 £1.07

37.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 €0.80

$1.79 £1.35

-49.72%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.67 €6.84

$23.22 £17.55

-66.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.53 €7.61

$12.99 £9.82

-34.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.28

$3.18 £2.40

-55.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 €1.74

$4.41 £3.33

-55.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.35 €2.99

$3.87 £2.93

-13.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$58.9 €52.5

$250 £189

-76.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.48 €4.89

$5.71 £4.31

-4.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.36 €2.10

$3.33 £2.51

-29.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$39.32 €35.09

$57.9 £43.76

-32.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.90 €1.69

$2.04 £1.54

-6.86%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$29.2K €26.1K

$37.5K £28.4K

-22.23%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$28.0K €25.0K

$40.9K £30.9K

-31.43%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$353 €315

$376 £284

-6.26%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$15.35 €13.70

$17.88 £13.51

-14.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.37 €31.57

$40.01 £30.24

-11.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.65 €36.28

$61.2 £46.22

-33.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.32 €21.71

$21.07 £15.93

15.42%

Cinema Ticket

$13.92 €12.42

$17.95 £13.57

-22.45%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$434 €387

$2,865 £2,165

-84.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.2K €14.5K

$35.3K £26.7K

-54.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.9 €85.6

$116 £87.7

-17.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.98 €37.46

$54.1 £40.87

-22.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 €95.3

$127 £95.7

-15.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 €117

$159 £120

-17.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$995 €888

$2,853 £2,156

-65.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$806 €719

$2,301 £1,739

-64.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,805 €1,611

$5,201 £3,931

-65.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,404 €1,253

$3,723 £2,813

-62.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,470 €6,667

$19.0K £14.4K

-60.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,869 €4,345

$7,881 £5,955

-38.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,004 €2,681

$4,818 £3,641

-37.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.52

4.65

-24.30%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Austria: October 3, 2026

Last update for London: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Austria

$806 36.2%

London

$2.3K 56.5% 186% $1.5K

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Austria

$403 18.1%

London

$434 10.7% 7.6% $31

Groceries & Markets

Austria

$384 17.2%

London

$349 8.6% 8.9% $34

Eating Out

Austria

$309 13.9%

London

$397 9.7% 28.2% $87

Clothing & Footwear

Austria

$169 7.6%

London

$205 5% 21.4% $36

Getting Around

Austria

$90 4%

London

$288 7.1% 222% $198

Sport & Entertainment

Austria

$68 3.1%

London

$97 2.4% 41.7% $29

Good to know

🇦🇹 Austria

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

07:11 7:11 AM

06:11 6:11 AM

1 h behind Austria

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👥 Population

8,979,894

8,908,083 Capital

💱 Currency

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British Pound GBP £

📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

1 GBP = 1.32 USD

1 GBP = 1.18 EUR

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