Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 24.3% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Italy, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.25
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.17
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.26
|
$2.82
€2.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.09
|
$2.46
€2.21
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.85
|
$2.75
€2.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.14
|
$8.56
€7.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.04
|
$6.08
€5.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.07
|
$4.65
€4.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.52
|
$6.36
€5.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$1.24
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$1.04
€0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$1.39
€1.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.15
|
$2.18
€1.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.68
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.63
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
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pay 6.8% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.60
|
$6.69
€6.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.46
|
$51.44
€46.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,317.53
|
$29,126.94
€26,247.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.62
|
$18.28
€16.47
|
|
pay 47.2% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€26.91
|
$34.68
€31.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€595.32
|
$1,084.25
€977.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€454.97
|
$798.73
€719.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€143.27
|
$239.11
€215.47
|
|
pay 2.1% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€467.94
|
$264.10
€237.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,664.44
|
$14,747.24
€13,289.18
|
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.48
|
$4.87
€4.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.50
|
$4.02
€3.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.55
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.23
|
$43.96
€39.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.57
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
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pay 19.9% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€69.16
|
$101.40
€91.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€30.68
|
$43.91
€39.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€75.75
|
$95.61
€86.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€104.09
|
$121.29
€109.30
|
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