Before immigrating to Austria , let’s have a brief understanding of this country. Austria's fresh mountain air, elegant culture and charming views are extremely attractive to foreigners, but many are concerned about the price of practical items such as rent and electricity bills. From health care and housing to food and daily necessities, we have an overview of daily life in Austria. To help you understand the daily life in Austria, let’s take a look at it together.
Austria consumption level
1.5 liters of mineral water 0.25 euros, 500 ml canned beer 0.5 euros, a sliced bread 0.35 euros, 1 liter of low-fat milk 21 euros.
One pound of onions 0.75 euros, one pound of potatoes 0.85 euros, one pound of tomatoes 1.2 euros, one pound of bananas 0.85 euros, one pound of apple 1.1 euros, one pound of oranges 1.2 euros.
10 eggs 1.3 euros, 3.5 euros per pound of pork, 5 euros per pound of chicken breast, 7 euros per pound of beef, 34 euros per pound of salmon.
A cup of coffee for 2 euros, a small cake for 3 euros, a hamburger set in a chain fast food restaurant for 7 euros, a Chinese fast food for 8 euros, a fried pork chop and fries set for about 10 euros, and a regular meal for 20 to 30 euros per person.
Subway buses generally have a one-way trip of 2.2 euros. You can buy daily tickets for 5 to 8 euros or monthly tickets for 40 to 60 euros. Public bicycle rental costs 1 euro per hour, taxi starts at 4 euros, and taxi fare 1.8 euros per kilometer.
Rent a house in Austria for a monthly rent of 10 to 12 euros per square meter, and a one-bedroom apartment generally costs 500 to 600 euros per month, with an average house price of around 3,000 euros, and an average house price of Vienna is 5,000 to 6,000 euros.
Austria welfare
Austrians have 25 days of paid annual leave a year, and they can enjoy it as long as they work for 7 months. Those who have not used up that year can be kept until the next year. In fact, they will have more rest than 25 days, because sometimes they don’t have to go to work on the middle of the day, which is equivalent to resting for one more day.
In Austria, the more children there are in a family, the more subsidies there are. The first child is 178 euros per month, the two children are 354.2 euros per month, and the three children are 569.4 euros per month until the age of 18. If you are still studying at the age of 18, it can be extended to 26 years old. In addition, there will be an additional tax refund every month, and a child will be tax refunded by 58.4 euros, and so on.
Austrians can only spend €6.50 per month after paying medical insurance of €40 to €60 per month, and they do not have to pay other medical expenses. Moreover, when the expenses for medical treatment exceed 2% of their personal annual income, they do not have to pay for medical treatment in that year.
After working in Austria for 10 months, you can receive 30 weeks of unemployment benefits, which is 80% of your salary. Before you find a job, you will receive minimum living security benefits, which is about 95% of your unemployment benefits.
Austrian male retires at the age of 65, female retires at the age of 60, has worked for 7 years, and has paid insurance for 15 years. The average pension for men exceeds 2,200 euros and the average pension for women exceeds 1,200 euros.
Austrian dress
Austrians usually wear simple clothes and like to wear green clothes. Even dark clothes, green lace is often embellished on the collar or cuffs.
Austrians usually attend in costumes when watching operas or listening to concerts, and do not wear casual clothes or sportswear. During festivals, men wear white dresses and women wear red dresses.
Austrian men's traditional clothing is paired with a hat with animal hair on their heads, leather straps with antlers as buttons, and stockings and hiking shoes on their feet.
Austrian women's traditional clothing. The upper body is white. The puff sleeves. The lower body is wearing a high-waisted over-the-knee skirt. A small apron decorated with bows on her waist. White socks and black leather shoes are worn on her feet.
Austrian food culture
Austrians love to eat beef. The two most famous dishes are Vienna steaks and beef boiled in clear soup. Authentic Vienna steaks must be made of veal. Beef boiled in clear soup must be made of meat on the buttocks of beef, so that the taste will be fat but not greasy, and thin but not tiring.
Austrians have a special liking for coffee and cakes. 3pm is their indispensable tea break every day. Put down the work in your hands, make a cup of coffee, taste a piece of cake, and spend a leisurely half an hour.
Austrians love to eat cold cuts of meat. They serve ham, bacon, sausage, bacon and other meat products on a large plate, and are served with cucumbers, peppers and pickles. You don’t have to eat, just looking at this dish will make you full.
Austrians like to drink beer very much. They drink 103 liters of beer per person every year, ranking second in Europe and even surpass Germany. Moreover, locals like to use big wine bottles when drinking. The 2-liter box is the basic configuration, and 4-liter box and 5-liter box is not uncommon.
Austria's living habits
Most Austrians live in public rental housing, and their living environment is no less than commercial housing. The supporting facilities of the community are complete. Many communities have distinctive characteristics. Some communities are specially built for women, some communities advocate no private cars, and some communities are full of artistic sense.
The windows in Austrians' homes are generally not pushed outwards, but are pulled inwards, and the upper end of the window is tilted at an angle toward the inside of the house. When opening the windows in rainy days, you don't have to worry about rainfall falling into the house.
The Austrians have horizontal water blocking troughs. On rainy days, rainwater flows into the water blocking trough along the sloping roof, and then flows to the sewer through the connected drainage pipe. There will be no waterfall under the eaves.
What I drink in Austria is direct drinking water. The water source comes from mineral water from Alps . It is transmitted to every household through dozens of kilometers of pipelines. The pure natural and pollution-free water quality can even babies drink directly.
Austria's travel methods
Austria's buses and subway lines, you must first buy tickets at the newsstand on the roadside or go to the self-service machine at the station. After getting on the bus and before getting on the subway, you must swipe your tickets on the ticket machine, otherwise it will be considered as evasion.
When getting off the bus by the subway, press the door opening button on the door, take the bus to the station, press the parking button at the door. If no one presses the parking button, the driver will drive directly and not enter the station when he sees no one on the platform.
Austrians like to ride bicycles when they go out. There are bicycle lanes in the city, and you can take bicycles to the subway for free. There are public bicycle rental in every corner of the city. Many places will receive corresponding subsidies for purchasing bicycles.
In the ancient city of Vienna, you can see many carriages. The black-painted carriage is shuttled through the streets and alleys under the command of the coachman. The sound of horse hooves makes people feel like they are in the Middle Ages.
Austrian leisurely life
Austrians rarely work overtime. Usually, shops along the street close after 8 pm. They usually open on Saturdays in the morning and close almost all day on Sundays. Locals have developed the habit of going to shopping malls once a week.
There are no shops to visit on weekends. They go out for a hike during the day. In the forest, you can see people camping in . In the mountains, you can see people skiing, by the lake, you can see people swimming, and the whole family is having fun.
At night, everyone will wear dresses and come to the opera house and concert hall to listen to the master's music works. At large music festivals held everywhere in summer, people are enthusiastically slapped the rhythm and twisted their bodies with the performances on the stage.
Austria has a lot of attractions, and the locals have plenty of leisure time. Many places are worth visiting and vacationing. You can go to Hallstatt to experience the poetic and picturesque scenery, you can go to Danube to enjoy the pastoral scenery, you can go to the mountains to enjoy the magnificent snow scenery, and you can go to the historical sites to touch the historical sites.
If you feel bored in Austria, it is not that you don’t have the fun of life in the local area, but that you don’t find the fun of life.
Things that only came to Austria
Austrian peers usually call each other's surnames, and only between relatives and close friends will be called names. They are used to bringing titles to show respect.
Eat in an Austrian restaurant. It is important to have dining table tabletops. If food falls on the table and dirty the tablecloth, you should cover the dirty place with a napkin before continuing to eat
When you visit Austrians' homes, it is best to bring a bouquet of flowers, but avoid sending red rose and red carnation , and do not send even flowers.
Austrians have to hold their wives to live a new home with their wives, which means that the husband protects the bride to overcome bad things and welcomes a happy new life.
The town of Frisah in Austria holds a medieval festival every year. People wear retro clothes and cover the exterior walls of the buildings with thatch and sacks to restore the historical life scenes.
Austria's town of Bad Osse attracts tourists to watch floats and flower boats and cruises, and will also select the Narcissus Queen and Princess.
