Cost of living comparison

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Grenoble vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Grenoble is 6.7% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 22.7% less in Grenoble
Groceries
pay 14.9% less in Grenoble
Transportation
pay 20.8% more in Grenoble
Housing
pay 23.5% less in Grenoble
Childcare
pay 2.1% more in Grenoble
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.7% more in Grenoble
Clothing
pay 21.3% less in Grenoble

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

Grenoble vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 22.7% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Grenoble
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€14.93
$17.52
€14.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€9.95
$14.02
€11.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.91
€3.33
$2.37
€2.02

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Grenoble
Bread
1 loaf
$3.18
€2.71
$1.85
€1.57
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.99
€8.51
$10.73
€9.14
Milk (1 gallon) $6.81
€5.80
$5.00
€4.26

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pay 20.8% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Grenoble
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.89
€5.87
$7.76
€6.61
Monthly public transit pass $58.40
€49.75
$79.42
€67.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,198.27
€24,877.10
$37,837.02
€32,237.37

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pay 23.5% less for housing

 
Vienna
Grenoble
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.88
€34.83
$37.52
€31.97
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,303.45
€1,110.54
$785.91
€669.60
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $928.96
€791.48
$589.83
€502.54

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pay 2.1% more for childcare

 
Vienna
Grenoble
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $358.81
€305.71
$632.66
€539.03
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,196.11
€23,171.25
$7,591.93
€6,468.37

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Grenoble
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.07
€5.17
$7.01
€5.97
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.26
€4.48
$3.41
€2.90
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.59
€6.47
$14.60
€12.44

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

 
Vienna
Grenoble
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.70
€84.94
$62.49
€53.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.46
€40.44
$39.42
€33.59
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.22
€88.79
$95.78
€81.60

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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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