Cost of Living inKlagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Austria: $63,788/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 29% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
6.9 / 10
#14 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-school quality, expat access, instruction language, and homeschool legality for relocating families.
Public schools
Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Austria; Klagenfurt am Wörthersee-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.
Quality
Excellent public schools
Assessment snapshot: 2022
Expat access
Resident families can use it
conditionalInstruction
German
Language fit is more manageable.
PISA / outcomes
491
Above OECD avg
PISA 2022 · OECD avg ~480
Why this quality rating
Austria has a strong public-school backbone, reliable teaching quality, and solid OECD outcomes.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Foreign resident families can usually enroll, but instruction is in German and local catchment rules still matter.
📋 Homeschooling
Legal with annual examsHomeschooling is legal in Austria. Parents must notify the school district before the school year. Students must pass an annual exam (Externistenprüfung) covering the Austrian curriculum. If the child fails, they must attend school.
Homeschool legality in Austria — check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Childcare & Domestic Help
Estimate-only country fallback for the family-support costs we track in Austria.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$2,100
Estimate-only country fallback
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$4,200
Estimate-only country fallback
Source: curated family relocation research(derived country fallback)
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Austria.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
StrongGood national coverage, strong doctor availability, and deep nursing capacity support this rating.
Public care
GoodBroad public coverage and strong public funding help, but the tracked facility mix leans away from public providers.
Private care
MixedA meaningful tracked hospital and clinic network and a clearly private facility base help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
84/100
2023
Physicians
5.51/1k
2023
Hospital beds
6.70/1k
2022
Out of pocket
16%
2024
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
82.0 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
6/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
2.2/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base and multiple facilities have websites help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedMultiple facilities have crawlable websites help, but published self-pay prices are scarce.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Austria yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
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2024 annual wages in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria · Source: Statistik Austria (region-adjusted)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
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How far does your money go in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee compared with the US?
Your money goes about 1.3x further in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Austria here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Klagenfurt am Wörthersee cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 29% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. We are using the country-level cost index for Austria here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee compare with New York City?
Rent in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is about 75% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Austria here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee?
Groceries in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee are about 27% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 29% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Austria here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is the capital of Carinthia state in southern Austria, on the eastern shore of Lake Wörthersee and about 30 kilometres from the Slovenian and Italian borders. It is the sixth-largest city in Austria and the cultural and administrative centre of Carinthia, with the local economy built on the University of Klagenfurt, electronics through Infineon Technologies Austria which operates a major site for power semiconductors, public administration, and tourism around the lake. The trilingual border setting means German is the official language but Slovene is a recognised regional language and Italian is widely understood. Direct trains reach Vienna in about four hours, with the Koralm Tunnel opening in 2025 cutting that to under three. Climate is moderate alpine with cold winters, warm summers, and significant winter fog in the basin.
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