Austria
Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Costa Rica = 1×
Austria
vs
Costa Rica
Overall verdict
Austria is about 1.68× Costa Rica.
Average across 2 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Costa Rica = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Costa Rica. A bar running right means Austria is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Austria is pricier →
Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Austria is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Austria, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.1× what it does in Costa Rica — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.08Austria
CRC 174.73
USD 0.353Costa Rica
CRC 84.15
USD 0.17
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.46Austria
CRC 1,089
USD 2.201Costa Rica
CRC 745.96
USD 1.507
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.25Austria
CRC 1,035
USD 2.09Costa Rica
CRC 825.66
USD 1.668
United States
United Kingdom
India
Canada
Australia
Germany