Cost of living comparison

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Kilkenny vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Kilkenny is 26.6% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 21.4% less in Kilkenny
Groceries
pay 22.1% less in Kilkenny
Transportation
pay 2.1% more in Kilkenny
Housing
pay 19.9% more in Kilkenny
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Kilkenny
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.9% more in Kilkenny
Clothing
pay 1.4% more in Kilkenny

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

Kilkenny vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 21.4% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Kilkenny
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.92
€15.92
$16.80
€14.92
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.44
€11.94
$10.08
€8.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.81
€3.39
$2.97
€2.64

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Kilkenny
Bread
1 loaf
$2.22
€1.97
$2.32
€2.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.80
€6.04
$5.18
€4.60
Milk (1 gallon) $5.92
€5.26
$4.96
€4.41

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Kilkenny
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.63
€6.78
$7.58
€6.74
Monthly public transit pass $57.11
€50.73
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,661.80
€26,349.64
$39,000.39
€34,645.45

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pay 19.9% more for housing

 
Vienna
Kilkenny
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.45
€27.93
$50.95
€45.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,271.42
€1,129.45
$1,511.64
€1,342.85
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $899.29
€798.87
$1,269.03
€1,127.33

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Vienna
Kilkenny
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $354.58
€314.99
$895.79
€795.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,740.53
€24,642.91
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pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Kilkenny
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.93
€5.27
$6.44
€5.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
€4.55
$4.27
€3.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.45
€6.61
$20.16
€17.90

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

 
Vienna
Kilkenny
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.06
€77.34
$99.99
€88.82
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.42
€33.24
$36.39
€32.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.63
€80.51
$110.31
€98.00

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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: October 2026
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