Cost of living comparison

Canada

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Austria

Vienna vs. Fort St John Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 27.3% more expensive than Fort St John.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% more in Vienna
Groceries: pay 8.0% less in Vienna
Transportation: pay 81.7% more in Vienna
Housing: pay 53.1% more in Vienna
Childcare: pay 49.4% less in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% more in Vienna
Clothing: pay 4.9% less in Vienna

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Vienna are more expensive than in Fort St John. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Vienna. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Vienna.

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Vienna vs. Fort St John Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vienna instead of Fort St John, you would:

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pay 37.5% more for restaurants

	Fort St John	Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.75	$17.92 €16.07	+2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.12 CA$12.87	$13.44 €12.05	+47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 CA$2.48	$3.81 €3.42	+117.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 CA$1.73	$3.19 €2.86	+160.2%
Average			+37.5%

Fort St John vs. Vienna - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.0% less for groceries

	Fort St John	Vienna
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 CA$3.95	$2.22 €1.99	-20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 CA$8.41	$6.80 €6.10	+14.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.45 CA$17.58	$5.92 €5.31	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.03 CA$5.69	$4.62 €4.15	+14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 CA$8.58	$6.29 €5.64	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 CA$3.74	$1.32 €1.19	-50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 CA$0.44	$1.02 €0.92	+224.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.36	$1.59 €1.42	-5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.24	$1.84 €1.65	+15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 CA$1.77	$0.87 €0.78	-30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 CA$1.79	$0.80 €0.72	-36.8%
Average			-8.0%

Fort St John vs. Vienna - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.7% more for transportation

	Fort St John	Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.56 CA$6.43	$7.63 €6.85	+67.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.06 CA$39.60	$57.11 €51.23	+103.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,661.80 €26,611.08
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$22.39 €20.09
Average			+81.7%

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pay 53.1% more for housing

	Fort St John	Vienna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.62 CA$84.16	$31.45 €28.21	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$724.76 CA$1,023.10	$1,271.42 €1,140.65	+75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$701.38 CA$990.10	$899.29 €806.80	+28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.54 CA$136.28	$235.43 €211.22	+143.9%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

	Fort St John	Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$701.38 CA$990.10	$354.58 €318.11	-49.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$27,740.53 €24,887.42
Average			-49.4%

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pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort St John	Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.22 CA$8.79	$5.93 €5.32	-4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 CA$5.45	$5.12 €4.59	+32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.37 CA$20.29	$7.45 €6.68	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.33 CA$18.81	$37.51 €33.65	+181.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.52 CA$14.85	$14.28 €12.81	+35.7%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

	Fort St John	Vienna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.10 CA$98.96	$87.06 €78.10	+24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.22 CA$65.25	$37.42 €33.57	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 CA$148.51	$90.63 €81.31	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.28 CA$198.02	$132.59 €118.95	-5.5%
Average			-4.9%

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