Cost of living comparison

Spain

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Austria

Vienna vs. Santiago de Compostela Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 47.0% more expensive than Santiago de Compostela.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% more in Vienna
Groceries: pay 49.2% more in Vienna
Transportation: pay 18.7% more in Vienna
Housing: pay 73.3% more in Vienna
Childcare: pay 86.5% more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% more in Vienna
Clothing: pay 7.3% less in Vienna

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Vienna are more expensive than in Santiago de Compostela. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vienna.

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Vienna vs. Santiago de Compostela Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vienna instead of Santiago de Compostela, you would:

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pay 38.0% more for restaurants

	Santiago de Compostela	Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.99	$17.92 €15.99	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.52 €8.49	$13.44 €11.99	+41.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.74 €2.45	$3.81 €3.40	+38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 €1.93	$3.19 €2.85	+47.9%
Average			+38.0%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Vienna - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.2% more for groceries

	Santiago de Compostela	Vienna
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.02	$2.22 €1.98	+94.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 €4.00	$6.80 €6.07	+51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 €4.00	$5.92 €5.28	+31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 €2.50	$4.62 €4.13	+65.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 €2.72	$6.29 €5.62	+106.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.32 €1.18	+40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.02 €0.91	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$1.59 €1.41	+140.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.84 €1.64	+44.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.82	$0.87 €0.78	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$0.80 €0.72	+21.6%
Average			+49.2%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Vienna - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

	Santiago de Compostela	Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 €5.82	$7.63 €6.81	+17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.98	$57.11 €50.97	+70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	$29,661.80 €26,474.28	-15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.73 €14.04	$22.39 €19.99	+42.3%
Average			+18.7%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Vienna - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.3% more for housing

	Santiago de Compostela	Vienna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.03 €29.48	$31.45 €28.07	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 €649.61	$1,271.42 €1,134.79	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.28 €457.23	$899.29 €802.65	+75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.52 €104.90	$235.43 €210.13	+100.3%
Average			+73.3%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Vienna - Cost of housing

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pay 86.5% more for childcare

	Santiago de Compostela	Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.92 €299.82	$354.58 €316.48	+5.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,420.41 €7,515.54	$27,740.53 €24,759.48	+229.4%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago de Compostela	Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 €2.70	$5.93 €5.30	+96.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 €1.78	$5.12 €4.57	+156.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 €5.25	$7.45 €6.65	+26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.76 €45.31	$37.51 €33.48	-26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.99	$14.28 €12.74	+41.7%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

	Santiago de Compostela	Vienna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 €79.95	$87.06 €77.70	-2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.99 €56.22	$37.42 €33.40	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.78 €89.95	$90.63 €80.89	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.31 €83.28	$132.59 €118.34	+42.1%
Average			-7.3%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Vienna - Cost of clothing

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