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Wiener Neustadt vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Wiener Neustadt is 11.4% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% less in Wiener Neustadt
Groceries: pay 21.1% less in Wiener Neustadt
Transportation: pay 35.6% less in Wiener Neustadt
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Wiener Neustadt
Childcare: pay 39.4% less in Wiener Neustadt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.4% less in Wiener Neustadt
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Wiener Neustadt

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Wiener Neustadt. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Wiener Neustadt.

Wiener Neustadt vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wiener Neustadt instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 22.0% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Wiener Neustadt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,420	$14.60 €12.57	-46.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,833	$11.10 €9.55	-51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK415	$3.54 €3.05	+6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK336	$2.80 €2.41	+3.9%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Wiener Neustadt
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK577	$1.39 €1.20	-70.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,175	$11.03 €9.50	+16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK950	$6.37 €5.48	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK809	$3.49 €3.00	-46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,406	$7.37 €6.35	-34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK198	$1.26 €1.09	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK146	$1.15 €0.99	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK185	$1.57 €1.35	+5.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK316	$2.97 €2.55	+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK211	$0.95 €0.82	-43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK141	$0.71 €0.61	-37.3%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Wiener Neustadt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,202	$6.57 €5.66	-32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,027	$76.50 €65.85	-13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6M	$30,367.73 €26,140.75	-40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,494	$12.15 €10.46	-56.7%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Reykjavik	Wiener Neustadt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,203	$48.03 €41.35	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK281K	$1,021.99 €879.74	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK253K	$1,109.59 €955.14	-45.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,577	$430.21 €370.33	+606.7%
Average			+116.3%

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pay 39.4% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Wiener Neustadt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK40,801	$325.09 €279.84	-0.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK4M	$6,715.65 €5,780.88	-78.1%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Wiener Neustadt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,634	$5.26 €4.52	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK768	$3.97 €3.42	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,735	$7.01 €6.03	-49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK10,873	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,139	$13.02 €11.21	-24.2%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Wiener Neustadt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,061	$105.00 €90.39	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK7,963	$48.82 €42.03	-23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,078	$105.12 €90.49	-45.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK30,969	$137.82 €118.64	-44.6%
Average			-35.4%

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