Cost of living comparison

Austria

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United Kingdom

Sunderland vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Sunderland is 14.2% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 21.3% less in Sunderland
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Sunderland
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Sunderland
Housing: pay 31.7% less in Sunderland
Childcare: pay 19.8% more in Sunderland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Sunderland
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Sunderland

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

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Sunderland vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.3% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Sunderland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$18.43 £13.80	+2.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$8.59 £6.43	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.42	$2.35 £1.76	-38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.86	$1.98 £1.48	-37.9%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Vienna	Sunderland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$1.39 £1.04	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 €6.10	$4.90 £3.67	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.31	$5.46 £4.09	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.15	$3.59 £2.69	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.29 €5.64	$4.08 £3.05	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.19	$1.45 £1.09	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.92	$0.85 £0.63	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.42	$1.28 £0.96	-19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.65	$1.69 £1.26	-8.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.80 £0.60	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$0.66 £0.49	-17.9%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Vienna	Sunderland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.85	$7.78 £5.82	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.11 €51.23	$118.93 £89.04	+108.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,661.80 €26,611.08	$37,779.88 £28,284.70	+27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €20.09	$16.87 £12.63	-24.6%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 31.7% less for housing

	Vienna	Sunderland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.45 €28.21	$41.50 £31.07	+32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,271.42 €1,140.65	$779.65 £583.70	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$899.29 €806.80	$594.65 £445.19	-33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.43 €211.22	$187.17 £140.13	-20.5%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 19.8% more for childcare

	Vienna	Sunderland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.58 €318.11	$800.57 £599.37	+125.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,740.53 €24,887.42	$17,619.16 £13,190.95	-36.5%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Sunderland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.93 €5.32	$4.63 £3.46	-22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 €4.59	$4.96 £3.71	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 €6.68	$22.46 £16.82	+201.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.65	$39.64 £29.68	+5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.28 €12.81	$10.57 £7.91	-26.0%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Vienna	Sunderland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.06 €78.10	$90.79 £67.97	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.42 €33.57	$47.70 £35.71	+27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.63 €81.31	$107.07 £80.16	+18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.59 €118.95	$95.51 £71.50	-28.0%
Average			+3.1%

Vienna vs. Sunderland - Cost of clothing

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