Cost of living comparison

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Cork vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Cork is 23.7% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 2.0% more in Cork
Groceries
pay 6.9% more in Cork
Transportation
pay 15.6% more in Cork
Housing
pay 62.2% more in Cork
Childcare
pay 23.2% less in Cork
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.9% more in Cork
Clothing
pay 7.6% more in Cork

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Cork are more expensive than in Vienna.

Cork vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0% more for restaurants

 
Vienna
Cork
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.92
€16.07
$22.38
€20.08
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.44
€12.05
$12.85
€11.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.81
€3.42
$2.90
€2.60

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

 
Vienna
Cork
Bread
1 loaf
$2.22
€1.99
$2.31
€2.07
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.80
€6.10
$6.99
€6.27
Milk (1 gallon) $5.92
€5.31
$6.35
€5.70

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pay 15.6% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Cork
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.63
€6.85
$8.02
€7.19
Monthly public transit pass $57.11
€51.23
$76.14
€68.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,661.80
€26,611.08
$39,000.39
€34,989.20

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pay 62.2% more for housing

 
Vienna
Cork
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.45
€28.21
$55.73
€50.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,271.42
€1,140.65
$2,161.09
€1,938.82
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $899.29
€806.80
$1,811.36
€1,625.06

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pay 23.2% less for childcare

 
Vienna
Cork
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $354.58
€318.11
$1,078.55
€967.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,740.53
€24,887.42
$5,374.73
€4,821.94

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pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Cork
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.93
€5.32
$7.28
€6.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
€4.59
$4.38
€3.93
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.45
€6.68
$20.16
€18.08

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

 
Vienna
Cork
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.06
€78.10
$94.91
€85.15
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.42
€33.57
$42.76
€38.37
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.63
€81.31
$107.90
€96.80

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