Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 11.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$2.97
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$2.25
€2.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$5.98
€5.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$5.64
€5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$4.12
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$5.24
€4.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.35
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$7.47
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.78
|
$49.48
€45.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
$28,585.69
€26,520.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.66
|
$18.56
€17.22
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
$918.12
€851.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
$715.20
€663.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
$192.75
€178.82
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
$275.36
€255.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
$12,936.40
€12,001.74
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$4.00
€3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.73
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.26
|
$12.09
€11.22
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Vienna
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
$94.30
€87.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
$35.86
€33.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
$90.35
€83.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€101.93
|
$116.35
€107.95
|
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