Cost of living comparison

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Vienna vs. Wroclaw Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 39.2% more expensive than Wroclaw.

Restaurants
pay 57.8% more in Vienna
Groceries
pay 64.2% more in Vienna
Transportation
pay 36.7% more in Vienna
Housing
pay 35.1% more in Vienna
Childcare
pay 29.6% more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.4% more in Vienna
Clothing
pay 1.8% more in Vienna

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Vienna are more expensive than in Wroclaw.

Vienna vs. Wroclaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 57.8% more for restaurants

 
Wroclaw
Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.23
PLN40.37
$17.92
€16.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.23
PLN40.37
$13.44
€12.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.18
PLN8.61
$3.81
€3.40

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pay 64.2% more for groceries

 
Wroclaw
Vienna
Bread
1 loaf
$1.54
PLN6.09
$2.22
€1.98
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
PLN18.50
$6.80
€6.08
Milk (1 gallon) $4.08
PLN16.10
$5.92
€5.28

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

 
Wroclaw
Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.32
PLN24.96
$7.63
€6.82
Monthly public transit pass $28.12
PLN111.02
$57.11
€50.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,576.90
PLN121K
$29,661.80
€26,484.93

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pay 35.1% more for housing

 
Wroclaw
Vienna
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.80
PLN70.27
$31.45
€28.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $844.50
PLN3,333.48
$1,271.42
€1,135.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $661.82
PLN2,612.39
$899.29
€802.97

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pay 29.6% more for childcare

 
Wroclaw
Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $484.37
PLN1,911.96
$354.58
€316.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,088.03
PLN47,714.88
$27,740.53
€24,769.44

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Wroclaw
Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.09
PLN16.15
$5.93
€5.30
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.04
PLN15.94
$5.12
€4.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.26
PLN24.73
$7.45
€6.65

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

 
Wroclaw
Vienna
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.99
PLN371.01
$87.06
€77.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.22
PLN154.79
$37.42
€33.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.44
PLN364.88
$90.63
€80.92

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