Cost of living comparison
London is 80.9% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in London instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.73
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
Vienna
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.20
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.83
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.49
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
Vienna
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.88
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.56
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,325.99
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.09
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
Vienna
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€845.54
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€658.67
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€177.51
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Vienna
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€253.59
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€11,913.78
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.46
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.68
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.17
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Vienna
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€86.84
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.02
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€83.21
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€107.16
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
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