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Austria

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Italy

Bolzano-Bozen vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Bolzano-Bozen is 9.0% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% less in Bolzano-Bozen
Groceries: pay 7.9% less in Bolzano-Bozen
Transportation: pay 4.2% more in Bolzano-Bozen
Housing: pay 17.8% less in Bolzano-Bozen
Childcare: pay 37.1% less in Bolzano-Bozen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Bolzano-Bozen
Clothing: pay 27.6% more in Bolzano-Bozen

The cost of clothing and transportation in Bolzano-Bozen are more expensive than in Vienna. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bolzano-Bozen.

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Bolzano-Bozen vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bolzano-Bozen instead of Vienna, you would:

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pay 6.7% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Bolzano-Bozen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$17.07 €15.31	-4.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$13.44 €12.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.42	$3.36 €3.01	-11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.86	$2.24 €2.01	-29.9%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 7.9% less for groceries

	Vienna	Bolzano-Bozen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$3.31 €2.97	+49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 €6.10	$6.58 €5.90	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.31	$6.99 €6.27	+18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.15	$5.52 €4.95	+19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.29 €5.64	$4.61 €4.14	-26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.19	$0.97 €0.87	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.92	$0.87 €0.78	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.42	$1.20 €1.07	-24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.65	$1.17 €1.05	-36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.85 €0.76	-2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$0.74 €0.67	-7.4%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

	Vienna	Bolzano-Bozen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.85	$8.06 €7.23	+5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.11 €51.23	$49.83 €44.70	-12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,661.80 €26,611.08	$36,317.50 €32,582.25	+22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €20.09	$21.27 €19.09	-5.0%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 17.8% less for housing

	Vienna	Bolzano-Bozen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.45 €28.21	$27.99 €25.11	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,271.42 €1,140.65	$953.73 €855.64	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$899.29 €806.80	$860.52 €772.01	-4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.43 €211.22	$160.79 €144.25	-31.7%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 37.1% less for childcare

	Vienna	Bolzano-Bozen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.58 €318.11	$578.53 €519.03	+63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,740.53 €24,887.42	$6,718.41 €6,027.42	-75.8%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Bolzano-Bozen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.93 €5.32	$5.60 €5.02	-5.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 €4.59	$2.58 €2.31	-49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 €6.68	$7.84 €7.03	+5.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.65	$67.18 €60.27	+79.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.28 €12.81	$12.32 €11.05	-13.7%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 27.6% more for clothing

	Vienna	Bolzano-Bozen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.06 €78.10	$95.18 €85.39	+9.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.42 €33.57	$44.79 €40.18	+19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.63 €81.31	$148.36 €133.11	+63.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.59 €118.95	$164.23 €147.34	+23.9%
Average			+27.6%

Vienna vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of clothing

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