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West New York vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

West New York is 25.0% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% less in West New York
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in West New York
Transportation: pay 21.7% more in West New York
Housing: pay 2.5% more in West New York
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in West New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in West New York
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in West New York

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

West New York vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in West New York instead of Vienna, you would:

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pay 25.5% less for restaurants

	Vienna	West New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$18.00	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.16	$12.00	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.91 €3.40	$2.33	-40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.91	$1.10	-67.1%
Average			-25.5%

Vienna vs. West New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Vienna	West New York
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18 €2.76	$4.25	+33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.99 €8.68	$6.98	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 €5.92	$4.90	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.78 €4.16	$5.00	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.38 €6.41	$4.66	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.36	$2.75	+75.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.00	$0.69	-39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 €1.44	$1.94	+16.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.84	$1.76	-16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.90	$1.39	+34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.86	$1.18	+18.7%
Average			+3.0%

Vienna vs. West New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.7% more for transportation

	Vienna	West New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.89 €5.99	$3.05	-55.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 €50.78	$125.00	+114.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,388.83	$36,344.69	+24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.62 €17.06	$20.40	+4.0%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 2.5% more for housing

	Vienna	West New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.88 €35.54	$58.33	+42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,303.45 €1,133.39	$1,800.00	+38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$928.96 €807.76	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.99 €212.16	$65.00	-73.4%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Vienna	West New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.81 €312.00	$1,750.00	+387.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,196.11 €23,647.88	$16,000.00	-41.2%
Average			+173.2%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	West New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.07 €5.28	$6.00	-1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 €4.58	$5.00	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.59 €6.60	$12.00	+58.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.10 €44.44	$29.00	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €12.19	$20.00	+42.7%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Vienna	West New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.70 €86.69	$50.00	-49.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 €41.27	$80.00	+68.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.22 €90.62	$86.67	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.37 €148.14	$98.00	-42.5%
Average			-10.1%

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