Cost of living comparison
Italy is 4.8% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Italy instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.11
€10.62
|
$16.28
€14.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.69
€8.50
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
€2.83
|
$2.48
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.18
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
€1.73
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.79
€5.96
|
$7.41
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
€4.56
|
$4.98
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.41
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.41
|
$4.42
€3.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.00
|
$0.95
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$0.90
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.10
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.14
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.65
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
€4.78
|
$6.99
€6.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.03
€40.37
|
$43.01
€37.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,419.55
€24,921.13
|
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
€16.32
|
$20.00
€17.54
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
Vienna
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.15
€34.33
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,073.82
€941.64
|
$639.56
€560.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.09
€695.46
|
$490.87
€430.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$181.05
€158.77
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
|
pay 17.0% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.70
€272.45
|
$498.43
€437.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,202.54
€14,208.02
|
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
€4.25
|
$5.00
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.53
|
$1.68
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.66
€5.84
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.71
€27.80
|
$54.45
€47.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€11.69
|
$10.03
€8.79
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.44
€81.94
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€34.25
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.54
€87.28
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.34
€125.69
|
$124.71
€109.36
|
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