Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 12.1% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$2.82
€2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$2.46
€2.28
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$8.56
€7.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$4.65
€4.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$6.36
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.18
€2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$6.69
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$51.44
€47.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$29,126.94
€27,022.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$18.28
€16.96
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Brussels
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$34.68
€32.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$1,084.25
€1,005.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$798.73
€741.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$239.11
€221.83
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$264.10
€245.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$14,747.24
€13,681.75
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$4.02
€3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$43.96
€40.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Vienna
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$101.40
€94.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$43.91
€40.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$95.61
€88.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$121.29
€112.53
|
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