A high quality of life in Carinthia

Life in Austria and in Carinthia in particular has a lot of advantages

Carinthia is the southernmost province in Austria and is located at the heart of Europe. Here, in the Alps-Adriatic region, people enjoy above-average number of sunshine hours per year and the proximity to the Mediterranean Sea.

As a tourism destination that borders onto Italy and Slovenia, Carinthia, a region with 200 lakes with water clear enough to drink, attracts many tourists every year. While visiting the mountains or sightseeing in one of Carinthia’s culture-packed cities, some may wonder what it would be like to settle in this beautiful region and to build a life in Austria.

And why shouldn’t they? Carinthia is much more than just an attractive tourism destination: It is a high-tech region with a colourful mix of industries, a host of innovative businesses and interesting job opportunities. Compared to other countries, people here enjoy a high standard of living, can feel safe and benefit from a state-of-the-art, family-friendly infrastructure. Put Austria's comparatively low cost of living in the mix, and you have a winner! 

 

 

Prosperity in Carinthia
Affordable for young families

 

More and more, clean water is becoming the currency of modern life. In Austria as as whole and in Carinthia in particular, pure drinking water costs only 0.54 Euro, a quarter less than in New York, for instance. And that’s before we even start talking about quality! Or take a monthly ticket for public transport: For 44 Euro on average (114 Euro in New York), you can travel through Carinthia’s cities and towns safely and in an environmentally friendly manner. An excellent infrastructure ensures that you get around easily and efficiently. The cost of housing in Carinthia is also low in comparison: renting an apartment in the city centre costs 858 Euro on average. In Munich, this value is almost three times higher; in New York, almost six times.

Especially for young families, the cost of living in Carinthia, Austria remains affordable. A comparison of the cost of living shows that a childcare place in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is less than half the price of its equivalent in Munich. To join a gym will cost you less than 30 Euro a month. This relatively low cost of living provides especially young people with the opportunity of building up a certain wealth over the course of a lifetime and/or finance their own home - an understandable desire that is getting harder and harder to realise, given the absurd rise of rental and property prices in other cities.

 

 

An affordable cost of living in Austria and Carinthia – an opportunity worth taking!

Many indications, a single conclusion: Carinthia is a highly liveable and affordable destination. “Work where others go on holiday,” is the motto for all those wishing to make Carinthia their home. In Carinthia, you are welcome in every sense. Discover its cultural and natural delights and the warmth of its people. This is a land that has a lot to offer, on top of an affordable cost of living.