Cost of living comparison

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Vienna vs. Scranton Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 14.5% more expensive than Scranton.

Restaurants
pay 95.8% more in Vienna
Groceries
pay 13.5% more in Vienna
Transportation
pay 18.2% more in Vienna
Housing
pay 2.7% less in Vienna
Childcare
pay 14.9% less in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.5% more in Vienna
Clothing
pay 47.6% more in Vienna

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Vienna are more expensive than in Scranton. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Vienna. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Vienna.

Vienna vs. Scranton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vienna instead of Scranton, you would:

pay 95.8% more for restaurants

 
Scranton
Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.00
 
$17.92
€16.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
 
$13.44
€12.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$3.81
€3.42

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

 
Scranton
Vienna
Bread
1 loaf
$1.42
 
$2.22
€1.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.52
 
$6.80
€6.10
Milk (1 gallon) $2.86
 
$5.92
€5.31

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pay 18.2% more for transportation

 
Scranton
Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.09
 
$7.63
€6.85
Monthly public transit pass $60.00
 
$57.11
€51.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,458.00
 
$29,661.80
€26,611.08

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pay 2.7% less for housing

 
Scranton
Vienna
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.00
 
$31.45
€28.21
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,251.67
 
$1,271.42
€1,140.65
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,024.00
 
$899.29
€806.80

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pay 14.9% less for childcare

 
Scranton
Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $770.00
 
$354.58
€318.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,625.00
 
$27,740.53
€24,887.42

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Scranton
Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.89
 
$5.93
€5.32
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.50
 
$5.12
€4.59
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
 
$7.45
€6.68

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pay 47.6% more for clothing

 
Scranton
Vienna
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.18
 
$87.06
€78.10
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.00
 
$37.42
€33.57
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.00
 
$90.63
€81.31

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