Cost of living comparison

Austria

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Spain

Santiago de Compostela vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Santiago de Compostela is 32.0% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Santiago de Compostela
Groceries: pay 33.0% less in Santiago de Compostela
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Santiago de Compostela
Housing: pay 42.3% less in Santiago de Compostela
Childcare: pay 46.4% less in Santiago de Compostela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Santiago de Compostela
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Santiago de Compostela

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Santiago de Compostela.

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Santiago de Compostela vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago de Compostela instead of Vienna, you would:

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Santiago de Compostela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.99	$13.44 €11.99	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$9.52 €8.49	-29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.40	$2.74 €2.45	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.85	$2.16 €1.93	-32.4%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 33.0% less for groceries

	Vienna	Santiago de Compostela
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.14 €1.02	-48.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 €6.07	$4.48 €4.00	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.28	$4.49 €4.00	-24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.13	$2.80 €2.50	-39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.29 €5.62	$3.05 €2.72	-51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.94 €0.84	-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.94 €0.84	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.41	$0.66 €0.59	-58.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.64	$1.27 €1.13	-30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.91 €0.82	+5.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$0.66 €0.59	-17.8%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Vienna	Santiago de Compostela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.81	$6.52 €5.82	-14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.11 €50.97	$33.59 €29.98	-41.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,661.80 €26,474.28	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	+18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €19.99	$15.73 €14.04	-29.7%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 42.3% less for housing

	Vienna	Santiago de Compostela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.45 €28.07	$33.03 €29.48	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,271.42 €1,134.79	$727.83 €649.61	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$899.29 €802.65	$512.28 €457.23	-43.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.43 €210.13	$117.52 €104.90	-50.1%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 46.4% less for childcare

	Vienna	Santiago de Compostela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.58 €316.48	$335.92 €299.82	-5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,740.53 €24,759.48	$8,420.41 €7,515.54	-69.6%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Santiago de Compostela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.93 €5.30	$3.02 €2.70	-49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 €4.57	$1.99 €1.78	-61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 €6.65	$5.88 €5.25	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.48	$50.76 €45.31	+35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.28 €12.74	$10.08 €8.99	-29.4%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	Vienna	Santiago de Compostela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.06 €77.70	$89.58 €79.95	+2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.42 €33.40	$62.99 €56.22	+68.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.63 €80.89	$100.78 €89.95	+11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.59 €118.34	$93.31 €83.28	-29.6%
Average			+7.9%

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