Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 1.5% more expensive than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.1% less in Vienna
- Groceries
-
pay 20.4% more in Vienna
- Transportation
-
pay 20.1% less in Vienna
- Housing
-
pay 13.3% less in Vienna
- Childcare
-
pay 25.6% more in Vienna
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.8% more in Vienna
- Clothing
-
pay 4.4% more in Vienna
The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Vienna are more expensive than in Berlin. Expenses including transportation, housing, and restaurants are lower in Vienna.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.32
|
$16.08
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.24
|
$10.72
€10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.75
|
$2.77
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$2.35
€2.24
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
$2.91
€2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.35
|
$8.18
€7.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.36
|
$5.99
€5.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.13
|
$4.47
€4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.15
|
$6.34
€6.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$1.41
€1.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.76
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.85
|
$6.58
€6.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.06
|
$41.80
€39.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,309.51
|
$27,753.31
€26,453.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.99
|
$18.01
€17.16
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
Berlin
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.88
|
$36.56
€34.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,218.86
|
$1,107.49
€1,055.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€894.88
|
$808.26
€770.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€251.20
|
$244.03
€232.60
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€292.60
|
$273.73
€260.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,187.60
|
$15,621.84
€14,890.00
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.09
|
$5.36
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.79
|
$4.21
€4.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.68
|
$6.75
€6.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.11
|
$45.46
€43.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.02
|
$12.86
€12.26
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.49
|
$104.52
€99.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.07
|
$43.69
€41.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.02
|
$95.42
€90.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.82
|
$123.09
€117.32
|
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