Cost of living comparison

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Croydon vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Croydon is 22.9% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 1.2% more in Croydon
Groceries
pay 20.5% less in Croydon
Transportation
pay 38.5% more in Croydon
Housing
pay 50.7% more in Croydon
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Croydon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.8% more in Croydon
Clothing
pay 8.8% more in Croydon

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Croydon are more expensive than in Vienna. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Croydon.

Croydon vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 1.2% more for restaurants

 
Vienna
Croydon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.92
€16.00
$26.43
£19.73
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.44
€12.00
$10.23
£7.64
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.81
€3.40
$2.87
£2.15

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Croydon
Bread
1 loaf
$2.22
€1.98
$1.45
£1.08
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.80
€6.08
$5.59
£4.17
Milk (1 gallon) $5.92
€5.28
$6.35
£4.74

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pay 38.5% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Croydon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.63
€6.82
$7.68
£5.73
Monthly public transit pass $57.11
€50.99
$132.14
£98.64
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,661.80
€26,484.93
$38,182.92
£28,501.11

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pay 50.7% more for housing

 
Vienna
Croydon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.45
€28.08
$40.48
£30.22
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,271.42
€1,135.24
$1,866.53
£1,393.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $899.29
€802.97
$1,600.59
£1,194.74

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Vienna
Croydon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $354.58
€316.61
$1,767.42
£1,319.27
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,740.53
€24,769.44
$29,071.61
£21,700.10

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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Croydon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.93
€5.30
$8.59
£6.41
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
€4.57
$4.89
£3.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.45
€6.65
$23.46
£17.51

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

 
Vienna
Croydon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.06
€77.73
$74.88
£55.89
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.42
€33.41
$53.96
£40.28
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.63
€80.92
$91.18
£68.06

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