Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Austria
  3. Vienna
  4. Italy
  5. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
EUR

Italy is 4.8% cheaper than Vienna.

If you lived in Italy instead of Vienna, you would:
local_dining

pay 10.4% less for restaurants

  Vienna help_outline Italy help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.11
€10.62
$16.28
€14.27
+34.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.69
€8.50
$9.39
€8.23
-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.22
€2.83
$2.48
€2.17
-23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $2.48
€2.18
$1.24
€1.09
-49.9%
Average -10.4%
Vienna vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
local_grocery_store

pay 10.4% less for groceries

  Vienna help_outline Italy help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.98
€1.73
$1.86
€1.63
-5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.79
€5.96
$7.41
€6.50
+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.19
€4.56
$4.98
€4.36
-4.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.89
€3.41
$3.33
€2.92
-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.03
€4.41
$4.42
€3.88
-12.1%
Apples (1 lb) $1.15
€1.00
$0.95
€0.83
-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.01
€0.89
$0.90
€0.79
-10.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.25
€1.10
$0.97
€0.85
-23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.30
€1.14
$1.08
€0.95
-16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.85
€0.74
$0.69
€0.60
-19.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.74
€0.65
$0.74
€0.65
+0.1%
Average -10.4%
Vienna vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
drive_eta

pay 5.4% more for transportation

  Vienna help_outline Italy help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.45
€4.78
$6.99
€6.13
+28.1%
Monthly public transit pass $46.03
€40.37
$43.01
€37.72
-6.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,419.55
€24,921.13
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $18.61
€16.32
$20.00
€17.54
+7.5%
Average +5.4%
Vienna vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
home

pay 27.5% less for housing

  Vienna help_outline Italy help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.15
€34.33
$34.75
€30.47
-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,073.82
€941.64
$639.56
€560.83
-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $793.09
€695.46
$490.87
€430.44
-38.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $181.05
€158.77
$144.46
€126.68
-20.2%
Average -27.5%
Vienna vs. Italy - Cost of housing
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
child_care

pay 17.0% more for childcare

  Vienna help_outline Italy help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $310.70
€272.45
$498.43
€437.07
+60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,202.54
€14,208.02
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
-26.3%
Average +17.0%
Vienna vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
gamepad

pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

  Vienna help_outline Italy help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.85
€4.25
$5.00
€4.38
+3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.02
€3.53
$1.68
€1.47
-58.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.66
€5.84
$6.74
€5.91
+1.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $31.71
€27.80
$54.45
€47.74
+71.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $13.33
€11.69
$10.03
€8.79
-24.8%
Average -1.4%
Vienna vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
store

pay 6.1% less for clothing

  Vienna help_outline Italy help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $93.44
€81.94
$87.77
€76.97
-6.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.06
€34.25
$37.94
€33.27
-2.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.54
€87.28
$97.30
€85.32
-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $143.34
€125.69
$124.71
€109.36
-13.0%
Average -6.1%
Vienna vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
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 2021
More cost of living comparisons
Vienna vs. France
Vienna vs. United Kingdom
Vienna vs. Austria
Italy vs. China
Italy vs. United States
Italy vs. Egypt
Help us improve these prices
MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location (Ashburn, VA, United States) to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more
Contribute prices for Italy
Compare countries by overall cost of living
See the cost of living in Austria vs. Italy. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Austria and Italy.
question_answer HAVE A QUESTION? ASK THE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Italy. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.