Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 17.0% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Washington, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.49
€15.07
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.90
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.97
€2.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$2.34
€2.14
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$2.25
€2.05
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$5.98
€5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$5.64
€5.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$4.12
€3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$5.24
€4.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.11
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.12
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.62
€1.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.67
€0.61
|
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pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$7.47
€6.83
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$49.48
€45.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$28,585.69
€26,114.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$18.56
€16.95
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$32.60
€29.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$918.12
€838.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$715.20
€653.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$192.75
€176.08
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$275.36
€251.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$12,936.40
€11,818.05
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.84
€4.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$4.00
€3.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.60
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$31.68
€28.94
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$12.09
€11.05
|
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pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
Washington
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$94.30
€86.14
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$35.86
€32.76
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$90.35
€82.54
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$116.35
€106.29
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