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Mission Viejo vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Mission Viejo is 21.9% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% less in Mission Viejo
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Mission Viejo
Transportation: pay 15.2% less in Mission Viejo
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Mission Viejo
Childcare: pay 31.7% less in Mission Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Mission Viejo
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Mission Viejo

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

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Mission Viejo vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mission Viejo instead of Vienna, you would:

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pay 14.6% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Mission Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$21.50	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$10.00	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.42	$2.00	-47.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.86	$1.55	-51.5%
Average			-14.6%

Vienna vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Vienna	Mission Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$3.90	+75.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 €6.10	$7.00	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.31	$4.00	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.15	$4.50	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.29 €5.64	$6.21	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.19	$2.23	+68.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.92	$0.69	-32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.42	$1.29	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.65	$2.24	+21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.99	+13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$1.94	+141.6%
Average			+12.4%

Vienna vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.2% less for transportation

	Vienna	Mission Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.85	$5.12	-33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.11 €51.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,661.80 €26,611.08	$33,499.00	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €20.09	$18.36	-18.0%
Average			-15.2%

Vienna vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Vienna	Mission Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.45 €28.21	$65.67	+108.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,271.42 €1,140.65	$2,633.33	+107.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$899.29 €806.80	$2,700.00	+200.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.43 €211.22	$188.44	-20.0%
Average			+108.4%

Vienna vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of housing

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pay 31.7% less for childcare

	Vienna	Mission Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.58 €318.11	$545.83	+53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,740.53 €24,887.42	$8,400.00	-69.7%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Mission Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.93 €5.32	$5.00	-15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 €4.59	$5.47	+6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 €6.68	$11.86	+59.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.65	$40.00	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.28 €12.81	$12.00	-15.9%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Vienna	Mission Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.06 €78.10	$31.44	-63.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.42 €33.57	$34.60	-7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.63 €81.31	$72.00	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.59 €118.95	$139.17	+5.0%
Average			-27.4%

Vienna vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of clothing

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