Cost of living comparison
compared to
New Haven vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary
New Haven is 6.2% more expensive than Vienna.
New Haven vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown
If you lived in New Haven instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
New Haven
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.92
€15.95
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.44
€11.96
|
$13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.81
€3.39
|
$2.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
€2.84
|
$1.56
|
|
Vienna vs. New Haven - Cost of restaurants
pay 4.1% more for groceries
|
Vienna
|
New Haven
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€1.98
|
$4.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.80
€6.06
|
$5.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
€5.27
|
$3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.62
€4.12
|
$5.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.29
€5.60
|
$4.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.18
|
$2.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.91
|
$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
€1.41
|
$1.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.63
|
$1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$1.10
|
|
Vienna vs. New Haven - Cost of groceries
pay 14.1% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
New Haven
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€6.79
|
$4.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.11
€50.83
|
$63.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,661.80
€26,400.07
|
$36,619.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.39
€19.93
|
$19.40
|
|
Vienna vs. New Haven - Cost of transportation
pay 23.6% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
New Haven
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.45
€27.99
|
$58.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,271.42
€1,131.61
|
$1,851.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$899.29
€800.40
|
$1,190.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.43
€209.54
|
$136.90
|
|
Vienna vs. New Haven - Cost of housing
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
New Haven
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.58
€315.59
|
$2,138.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,740.53
€24,690.07
|
$23,666.67
|
|
Vienna vs. New Haven - Cost of childcare
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
New Haven
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
€5.28
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
€4.55
|
$5.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
€6.63
|
$11.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.51
€33.39
|
$31.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.28
€12.71
|
$12.50
|
|
Vienna vs. New Haven - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
New Haven
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.06
€77.49
|
$38.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.42
€33.30
|
$16.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.63
€80.66
|
$76.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.59
€118.01
|
$156.67
|
|
Vienna vs. New Haven - Cost of clothing
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