Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 5.1% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Germany, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.05
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Germany
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$4.12
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.80
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.94
|
$49.48
€46.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
$28,585.69
€26,820.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.55
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Germany
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.83
|
$918.12
€861.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.24
|
$715.20
€671.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
$192.75
€180.84
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
Germany
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.66
|
$275.36
€258.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
$12,936.40
€12,137.58
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.62
|
$31.68
€29.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$12.09
€11.35
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Germany
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
$94.30
€88.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
$35.86
€33.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
$90.35
€84.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.47
|
$116.35
€109.17
|
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