Vienna vs. Bellingham Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 18.5% cheaper than Bellingham.

Restaurants
pay 8.4% less in Vienna
Groceries
pay 27.0% less in Vienna
Transportation
pay 29.7% more in Vienna
Housing
pay 28.4% less in Vienna
Childcare
pay 47.3% less in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.8% less in Vienna
Clothing
pay 1.7% more in Vienna

The cost of transportation and clothing in Vienna are more expensive than in Bellingham. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Vienna.

Vienna vs. Bellingham Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vienna instead of Bellingham, you would:

pay 8.4% less for restaurants

 
Bellingham
Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$17.92
€16.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.21
 
$13.44
€12.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.19
 
$3.81
€3.40

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

 
Bellingham
Vienna
Bread
1 loaf
$4.82
 
$2.22
€1.98
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.46
 
$6.80
€6.08
Milk (1 gallon) $4.30
 
$5.92
€5.28

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pay 29.7% more for transportation

 
Bellingham
Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
 
$7.63
€6.82
Monthly public transit pass $30.00
 
$57.11
€50.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,318.00
 
$29,661.80
€26,484.93

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pay 28.4% less for housing

 
Bellingham
Vienna
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.95
 
$31.45
€28.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,772.00
 
$1,271.42
€1,135.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,507.50
 
$899.29
€802.97

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pay 47.3% less for childcare

 
Bellingham
Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,136.00
 
$354.58
€316.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $31,129.44
 
$27,740.53
€24,769.44

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pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bellingham
Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$5.93
€5.30
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.00
 
$5.12
€4.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.56
 
$7.45
€6.65

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

 
Bellingham
Vienna
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$77.77
 
$87.06
€77.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.50
 
$37.42
€33.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$110.00
 
$90.63
€80.92

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