Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 16.7% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Paris, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.45
|
$16.24
€14.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
$10.83
€9.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.33
|
$2.82
€2.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.70
|
$2.46
€2.20
|
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pay 5.6% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.73
|
$2.75
€2.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.44
|
$8.56
€7.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.24
|
$6.08
€5.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.21
|
$4.65
€4.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.31
|
$6.36
€5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.37
|
$1.24
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.98
|
$1.04
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.49
|
$1.39
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.70
|
$2.18
€1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.98
|
$0.91
€0.81
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.04
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
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pay 22.7% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€6.94
|
$6.69
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€82.40
|
$51.44
€46.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,082.59
|
$29,126.94
€26,072.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.15
|
$18.28
€16.36
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€28.92
|
$34.68
€31.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,308.79
|
$1,084.25
€970.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€961.77
|
$798.73
€714.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€153.87
|
$239.11
€214.03
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€742.68
|
$264.10
€236.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€14,756.72
|
$14,747.24
€13,200.77
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.79
|
$4.87
€4.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.04
|
$4.02
€3.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€36.90
|
$43.96
€39.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.60
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
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pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€91.40
|
$101.40
€90.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€39.73
|
$43.91
€39.30
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€98.51
|
$95.61
€85.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€139.64
|
$121.29
€108.58
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