Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 39.1% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Athens
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$2.82
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
pay 51.5% more for groceries
Athens
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$8.56
€7.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$6.08
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.62
|
$6.36
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$2.18
€2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
Athens
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.04
|
$6.69
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$51.44
€47.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,184.32
|
$29,126.94
€26,772.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$18.28
€16.80
|
|
pay 43.3% more for housing
Athens
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.94
|
$34.68
€31.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.31
|
$1,084.25
€996.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€489.78
|
$798.73
€734.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.69
|
$239.11
€219.78
|
|
pay 1.7% less for childcare
Athens
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€443.94
|
$264.10
€242.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,549.47
|
$14,747.24
€13,554.92
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.76
|
$43.96
€40.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Athens
|
Vienna
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.72
|
$101.40
€93.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.01
|
$43.91
€40.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.66
|
$95.61
€87.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.27
|
$121.29
€111.49
|
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