Cost of living comparison

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Bordeaux vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Bordeaux is 3.7% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 11.8% less in Bordeaux
Groceries
pay 3.5% less in Bordeaux
Transportation
pay 5.4% more in Bordeaux
Housing
pay 23.8% less in Bordeaux
Childcare
pay 41.0% more in Bordeaux
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.6% more in Bordeaux
Clothing
pay 0.1% less in Bordeaux

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

Bordeaux vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.8% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Bordeaux
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.05
$21.02
€18.05
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€10.03
$12.45
€10.70
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.91
€3.36
$2.98
€2.56

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pay 3.5% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Bordeaux
Bread
1 loaf
$3.18
€2.73
$2.16
€1.86
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.99
€8.58
$7.74
€6.65
Milk (1 gallon) $6.81
€5.85
$4.76
€4.09

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Bordeaux
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.89
€5.92
$7.97
€6.85
Monthly public transit pass $58.40
€50.15
$49.93
€42.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,198.27
€25,075.80
$37,835.12
€32,493.22

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pay 23.8% less for housing

 
Vienna
Bordeaux
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.88
€35.11
$32.80
€28.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,303.45
€1,119.41
$883.37
€758.65
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $928.96
€797.80
$701.82
€602.73

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pay 41.0% more for childcare

 
Vienna
Bordeaux
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $358.81
€308.15
$827.28
€710.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,196.11
€23,356.32
$14,015.17
€12,036.38

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pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Bordeaux
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.07
€5.22
$8.76
€7.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.26
€4.52
$3.86
€3.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.59
€6.52
$13.72
€11.79

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

 
Vienna
Bordeaux
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.70
€85.62
$113.46
€97.44
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.46
€40.76
$47.50
€40.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.22
€89.50
$104.28
€89.56

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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