In Austria and across Europe, professionals are increasingly mobile. The single market has made moving for work easier than ever, creating a dynamic environment where talent flows freely across borders. We live in an era where your next desk could be in Berlin, Vienna, or Lisbon.

The Purchasing Power Calculator empowers you to make informed decisions. By comparing purchasing power, detailed category costs, and quality of life indicators, it helps you understand the real value of a job offer abroad. It doesn’t just compare currencies, it compares lifestyles.

It can be accessed here:
https://fhppcalc.netlify.app/

 

This project has been realized by the students Simone Goffredo, Luca Palanga and Aditya Varma Penmetsa in January 2026 as part of the course Data Ethics and Open Data at the UAS Technikum Wien as part of the StudyATHome hub. This course is also part of the project IoCEST – Internationalisation of the Curricula in Engineering, Environmental, Smart Cities and Sport Technologies which has been funded by the City of Vienna.

References

Eurostat:
Primary source for price indices, purchasing power (PPP), and employment rates. Dataset: PRC_PPP_IND.

National Statistical Offices:
Supplemental data for employment and foreign resident demographics.

World Health Organization (W.H.O.):
Data regarding life expectancy.

IEP:
Source for the Global Peace Index (GPI) to calculate safety scores and rankings.

The Lancet / IHME:
Source for the HAQ Index (Healthcare Access and Quality).

IQAir / EEA:
Data for pollution levels based on PM2.5 measurements.

Exchange Rate API:
Real-time currency conversion rates (open.er-api.com).

Google:
Analytics tracking via Google Tag Manager.