Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 71.3% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$165.71
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$113.28
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$462.85
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,063.78
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,142.33
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$523.72
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$468.08
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$344.33
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$202.08
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$266.26
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$180.55
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$151.37
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$145.63
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Kingston
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$796.96
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,664.11
|
$49.48
€46.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,179,031.96
|
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,428.31
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 39.6% more for housing
Kingston
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,881.10
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$108,683.52
|
$918.12
€861.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$59,876.11
|
$715.20
€670.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,911.12
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,577.30
|
$275.36
€258.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$348,428.75
|
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$334.70
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$568.17
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,441.77
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,488.45
|
$31.68
€29.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,544.76
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,958.35
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$5,002.07
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,491.48
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,263.86
|
$116.35
€109.12
|
|
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