Austria’s national dish doesn’t just end up on many people’s plates on Sundays. But depending on the state you have to take into account different prices. Anyone who thinks that the dish in Vienna is the most expensive is wrong: At 16.65 euros, the popular dish in the Dornbirn district of Vorarlberg, including the side dish, is the “juiciest” price. The cheapest place to get away is in the Jennersdorf district with an average of 8.85 euros.
According to a study by the opinion polling institute OGM, the increased importance of tourism in the west is responsible for the west-east divide in schnitzel prices, which also increases the price level for the local population.
The high price level also puts the higher incomes in the Ländle into perspective: the average net annual income in the Dornbirn district is 25,700 euros, 14 percent higher than in Jennersdorf with 22,600 euros, but based on the regional price level, Jennersdorfers can afford more schnitzel than Dornbirners.
The most expensive schnitzels are eaten in Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Salzburg, with the districts Dornbirn (16.65 euros), Bludenz (16 euros) and Schwaz (15.50 euros) in the lead. The cheapest pork or chicken schnitzel with side dish is in Jennersdorf in Burgenland (8.85 euros), in Eisenstadt (9.20 euros) and in Güssing (9.40 euros).
Schnitzel delicacies are available from about 12.10 euros
On average, the schnitzel in Austria is 12.46 euros. It is relatively cheap with an average of 12.10 euros in the federal capital Vienna. Due to a wider range of restaurants and offers for students, prices in the cities were lower than in the country. In Graz, a schnitzel costs an average of 11.20 euros, in Klagenfurt 11.90 euros.
From May to June 2022, OGM took representative samples from catering establishments (not canteens) in all districts of Austria and recorded a total of 20,000 catering prices, including 1,300 schnitzel prices. A comparison with the year 2021 has not been made. According to Statistics Austria, the price for breaded schnitzel rose by almost 11 percent in June compared to June 2021 due to the currently high inflation.
Source: Krone
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