Cost of living comparison
compared to
Vienna vs. Fort Walton Beach Cost of Living Summary
Vienna is 24.7% more expensive than Fort Walton Beach.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.5% more in Vienna
- Groceries
-
pay 36.5% more in Vienna
- Transportation
-
pay 35.0% more in Vienna
- Housing
-
pay 4.9% more in Vienna
- Childcare
-
pay 51.2% less in Vienna
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.3% more in Vienna
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Vienna
The cost of clothing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Vienna are more expensive than in Fort Walton Beach. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Vienna.
Vienna vs. Fort Walton Beach Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Vienna instead of Fort Walton Beach, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
|
Fort Walton Beach
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$17.52
€15.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$11.68
€10.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$3.91
€3.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
|
$3.35
€2.88
|
|
Fort Walton Beach vs. Vienna - Cost of restaurants
pay 36.5% more for groceries
|
Fort Walton Beach
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
|
$3.18
€2.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
|
$9.99
€8.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$6.81
€5.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
|
$4.78
€4.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
|
$7.38
€6.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.56
€1.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$1.15
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$1.66
€1.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$2.11
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.03
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.99
€0.85
|
|
Fort Walton Beach vs. Vienna - Cost of groceries
pay 35.0% more for transportation
|
Fort Walton Beach
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
|
$6.89
€5.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$58.40
€50.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,526.50
|
$29,198.27
€25,075.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.91
|
$19.62
€16.85
|
|
Fort Walton Beach vs. Vienna - Cost of transportation
pay 4.9% more for housing
|
Fort Walton Beach
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.33
|
$40.88
€35.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,650.00
|
$1,303.45
€1,119.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.00
|
$928.96
€797.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.99
|
$243.99
€209.55
|
|
Fort Walton Beach vs. Vienna - Cost of housing
pay 51.2% less for childcare
|
Fort Walton Beach
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.17
|
$358.81
€308.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$50,000.00
|
$27,196.11
€23,356.32
|
|
Fort Walton Beach vs. Vienna - Cost of childcare
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Fort Walton Beach
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.07
€5.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$5.26
€4.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.59
€6.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$51.10
€43.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$14.02
€12.04
|
|
Fort Walton Beach vs. Vienna - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Fort Walton Beach
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$99.70
€85.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
|
$47.46
€40.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.49
|
$104.22
€89.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.67
|
$170.37
€146.31
|
|
Fort Walton Beach vs. Vienna - Cost of clothing
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