Cost of living comparison

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Southampton vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Southampton is 21.3% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 18.2% less in Southampton
Groceries
pay 27.9% less in Southampton
Transportation
pay 21.0% more in Southampton
Housing
pay 3.3% more in Southampton
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Southampton
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.7% more in Southampton
Clothing
pay 4.5% more in Southampton

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

Southampton vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 18.2% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Southampton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€14.93
$22.70
£16.98
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€9.95
$9.68
£7.24
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.91
€3.33
$2.35
£1.76

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pay 27.9% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Southampton
Bread
1 loaf
$3.18
€2.71
$1.50
£1.12
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.99
€8.51
$4.65
£3.48
Milk (1 gallon) $6.81
€5.80
$6.20
£4.63

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pay 21.0% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Southampton
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.89
€5.87
$7.15
£5.35
Monthly public transit pass $58.40
€49.75
$86.14
£64.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,198.27
€24,877.10
$37,772.71
£28,247.61

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pay 3.3% more for housing

 
Vienna
Southampton
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.88
€34.83
$39.23
£29.34
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,303.45
€1,110.54
$1,370.15
£1,024.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $928.96
€791.48
$1,147.14
£857.86

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Vienna
Southampton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $358.81
€305.71
$1,502.36
£1,123.51
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,196.11
€23,171.25
$18,028.34
£13,482.15

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pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Southampton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.07
€5.17
$8.01
£5.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.26
€4.48
$4.82
£3.60
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.59
€6.47
$17.36
£12.98

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

 
Vienna
Southampton
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.70
€84.94
$113.51
£84.89
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.46
€40.44
$52.08
£38.95
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.22
€88.79
$114.62
£85.72

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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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