Cost of living comparison

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Piacenza vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Piacenza is 5.2% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 15.3% less in Piacenza
Groceries
pay 17.4% less in Piacenza
Transportation
pay 35.8% more in Piacenza
Housing
pay 25.7% less in Piacenza
Childcare
pay 17.2% more in Piacenza
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.3% less in Piacenza
Clothing
pay 11.6% less in Piacenza

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

Piacenza vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.3% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Piacenza
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€14.93
$22.19
€18.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€9.95
$11.68
€9.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.91
€3.33
$3.41
€2.90

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Piacenza
Bread
1 loaf
$3.18
€2.71
$2.97
€2.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.99
€8.51
$7.77
€6.62
Milk (1 gallon) $6.81
€5.80
$6.15
€5.24

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Piacenza
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.89
€5.87
$7.84
€6.68
Monthly public transit pass $58.40
€49.75
$58.40
€49.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,198.27
€24,877.10
$31,827.72
€27,117.41

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pay 25.7% less for housing

 
Vienna
Piacenza
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.88
€34.83
$32.70
€27.86
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,303.45
€1,110.54
$671.59
€572.20
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $928.96
€791.48
$554.80
€472.69

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pay 17.2% more for childcare

 
Vienna
Piacenza
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $358.81
€305.71
$420.48
€358.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,196.11
€23,171.25
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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Piacenza
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.07
€5.17
$5.84
€4.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.26
€4.48
$1.99
€1.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.59
€6.47
$6.66
€5.67

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

 
Vienna
Piacenza
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.70
€84.94
$84.68
€72.15
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.46
€40.44
$43.51
€37.07
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.22
€88.79
$100.45
€85.58

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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: December 2025
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