{"id":392,"date":"2026-02-26T12:07:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/?p=392"},"modified":"2026-10-23T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:04:08","slug":"purchasing-power-calculator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/purchasing-power-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing Power Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;t just compare currencies, it compares lifestyles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-390\" src=\"https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Purchasing Power Calculator\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-830x448.jpg 830w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-230x124.jpg 230w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-350x189.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-480x259.jpg 480w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-24x13.jpg 24w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01-48x26.jpg 48w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc01.jpg 1904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-391\" src=\"https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-1024x432.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2 of the Purchasing Power Calculator\" width=\"1024\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-830x350.jpg 830w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-230x97.jpg 230w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-350x148.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-480x202.jpg 480w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-24x10.jpg 24w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-36x15.jpg 36w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02-48x20.jpg 48w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PPcalc02.jpg 1904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It can be accessed here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fhppcalc.netlify.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/fhppcalc.netlify.app\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.studyathome.technikum-wien.at\/\">StudyATHome hub<\/a>. This course is also part of the project IoCEST &#8211; Internationalisation of the Curricula in Engineering, Environmental, Smart Cities and Sport Technologies which has been funded by the City of Vienna.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-261\" src=\"https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-1024x314.png\" alt=\"Logo of the City of Vienna\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-1024x314.png 1024w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-768x236.png 768w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-830x255.png 830w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-230x71.png 230w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-350x107.png 350w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-480x147.png 480w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-24x7.png 24w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-36x11.png 36w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder-48x15.png 48w, https:\/\/opendata.technikum-wien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ma23_foerder.png 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Eurostat:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Primary source for price indices, purchasing power (PPP), and employment rates. Dataset: PRC_PPP_IND.<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Statistical Offices:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Supplemental data for employment and foreign resident demographics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>World Health Organization (W.H.O.):<br \/>\n<\/strong>Data regarding life expectancy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IEP:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Source for the Global Peace Index (GPI) to calculate safety scores and rankings.<\/p>\n<p>T<strong>he Lancet \/ IHME:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Source for the HAQ Index (Healthcare Access and Quality).<\/p>\n<p><strong>IQAir \/ EEA:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Data for pollution levels based on PM2.5 measurements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exchange Rate API:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Real-time currency conversion rates (open.er-api.com).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Analytics tracking via Google Tag Manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Austria and across Europe, professionals are increasingly mobile. 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