Cost of living comparison
Paris is 33.5% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Paris instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Vienna
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.79
|
$19.49
€17.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.56
|
$3.72
€3.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.24
|
$3.01
€2.74
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Vienna
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.51
|
$1.93
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.79
|
$11.66
€10.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.53
|
$5.86
€5.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.24
|
$4.70
€4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.79
|
$7.05
€6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.13
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.95
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€1.98
|
$1.90
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.77
|
$1.17
€1.06
|
|
pay 33.9% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.09
|
$7.76
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€46.84
|
$92.05
€83.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,522.44
|
$32,489.61
€29,584.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.65
|
$23.63
€21.51
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
Vienna
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.58
|
$32.31
€29.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€987.29
|
$1,462.11
€1,331.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€727.31
|
$1,074.44
€978.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€217.73
|
$171.90
€156.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Vienna
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€240.49
|
$829.69
€755.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,428.55
|
$16,485.47
€15,011.36
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.44
|
$7.58
€6.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.66
|
$4.52
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.92
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.03
|
$41.22
€37.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.83
|
$14.08
€12.82
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Paris
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€92.34
|
$102.11
€92.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€39.98
|
$44.38
€40.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.06
|
$110.05
€100.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€110.45
|
$156.00
€142.05
|
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