Cost of living comparison
Salzburg is 19.7% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Salzburg instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Vienna
|
Salzburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$3.28
€3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$2.89
€2.70
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Vienna
|
Salzburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$9.35
€8.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$5.85
€5.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$3.97
€3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$5.49
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.89
€1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Salzburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.98
|
$7.37
€6.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.22
|
$54.42
€50.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
$25,793.09
€24,093.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.34
|
$26.12
€24.40
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
Vienna
|
Salzburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€857.62
|
$1,048.14
€979.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.08
|
$857.57
€801.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
$245.46
€229.28
|
|
pay 58.8% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Salzburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.22
|
$523.34
€488.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
$16,491.74
€15,405.04
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Salzburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.73
|
$4.11
€3.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.59
|
$35.43
€33.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Salzburg
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
$82.46
€77.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
$49.48
€46.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
$109.94
€102.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.69
|
$150.78
€140.85
|
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