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Rochester vs. Dornbirn Cost of Living Summary

Rochester vs. Dornbirn Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rochester instead of Dornbirn, you would:

pay 10.2% less for restaurants

 
Dornbirn
Rochester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.92
€16.00
$16.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.00
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.29
€3.83
$2.80
 

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pay 16.0% less for groceries

 
Dornbirn
Rochester
Bread
1 loaf
$3.03
€2.71
$2.95
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.58
€7.67
$5.51
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.51
€5.81
$3.06
 

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

 
Dornbirn
Rochester
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.01
€6.26
$3.59
 
Monthly public transit pass $54.87
€48.99
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,661.80
€26,484.93
$34,000.00
 

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pay 5.3% less for housing

 
Dornbirn
Rochester
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.79
€27.49
$52.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,231.71
€1,099.79
$1,200.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,026.42
€916.49
$1,183.33
 

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pay 6.7% less for childcare

 
Dornbirn
Rochester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $443.98
€396.42
$648.50
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $33,592.07
€29,994.26
$20,000.00
 

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dornbirn
Rochester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.04
€4.50
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.42
€3.95
$5.40
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.28
€6.50
$9.52
 

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pay 40.9% more for clothing

 
Dornbirn
Rochester
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.99
€49.99
$55.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.09
€53.66
$49.75
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$44.79
€39.99
$82.00
 

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