Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 0.7% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
Vienna
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$15.24
€14.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$6.94
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$4.68
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$1.65
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$53.34
€49.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,789.50
|
$32,415.23
€29,813.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$25.46
€23.42
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Vienna
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.90
|
$42.52
€39.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.24
|
$1,392.07
€1,280.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.64
|
$988.74
€909.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.92
|
$278.35
€256.01
|
|
pay 28.5% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.91
|
$209.09
€192.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,563.77
|
$9,427.53
€8,670.97
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$4.90
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$37.56
€34.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$13.33
€12.26
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.27
|
$88.82
€81.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$41.27
€37.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.93
|
$96.51
€88.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.56
|
$144.43
€132.84
|
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