Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Austria
  3. Vienna
  4. United States
  5. District of Columbia
  6. Washington
  7. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
USD

Washington is 61.3% more expensive than Vienna.

If you lived in Washington instead of Vienna, you would:
local_dining

pay 9.9% less for restaurants

  Vienna help_outline Washington help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.11
€10.62
$15.00 +23.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.69
€8.50
$8.00 -17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.22
€2.83
$2.39 -25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $2.48
€2.18
$1.99 -20.0%
Average -9.9%
Vienna vs. Washington - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 32.9% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.98
€1.73
$2.99 +51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.79
€5.96
$6.01 -11.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.19
€4.56
$3.48 -33.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.89
€3.41
$2.76 -29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.03
€4.41
$4.98 -1.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.15
€1.00
$2.70 +135.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.01
€0.89
$0.70 -31.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.25
€1.10
$2.53 +102.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.30
€1.14
$2.11 +62.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.85
€0.74
$1.20 +41.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.74
€0.65
$1.28 +74.5%
Average +32.9%
Vienna vs. Washington - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 15.0% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.45
€4.78
$2.68 -50.8%
Monthly public transit pass $46.03
€40.37
$100.00 +117.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,419.55
€24,921.13
$24,000.00 -15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $18.61
€16.32
$20.28 +9.0%
Average +15.0%
Vienna vs. Washington - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 66.9% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.15
€34.33
$62.16 +58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,073.82
€941.64
$2,351.21 +119.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $793.09
€695.46
$1,802.41 +127.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $181.05
€158.77
$113.28 -37.4%
Average +66.9%
Vienna vs. Washington - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.9 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $310.70
€272.45
$1,749.95 +463.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,202.54
€14,208.02
$34,484.75 +112.8%
Average +288.0%
Vienna vs. Washington - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.85
€4.25
$6.00 +23.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.02
€3.53
$4.64 +15.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.66
€5.84
$11.00 +65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $31.71
€27.80
$80.43 +153.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $13.33
€11.69
$14.00 +5.1%
Average +52.6%
Vienna vs. Washington - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 16.4% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $93.44
€81.94
$56.87 -39.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.06
€34.25
$38.31 -1.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.54
€87.28
$89.00 -10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $143.34
€125.69
$123.00 -14.2%
Average -16.4%
Vienna vs. Washington - Cost of clothing
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