Cost of living comparison

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Vienna vs. Brasov Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 76.6% more expensive than Brasov.

Restaurants
pay 47.9% more in Vienna
Groceries
pay 84.5% more in Vienna
Transportation
pay 93.9% more in Vienna
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Vienna
Childcare
pay 61.5% more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.4% more in Vienna
Clothing
pay 45.9% more in Vienna

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Vienna are more expensive than in Brasov. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Vienna.

Vienna vs. Brasov Cost Breakdown

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

pay 47.9% more for restaurants

 
Brasov
Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.70
RON46.78
$16.08
€15.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
RON33.79
$10.72
€10.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.94
RON9.36
$2.77
€2.68

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pay 84.5% more for groceries

 
Brasov
Vienna
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
RON6.08
$2.91
€2.83
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.03
RON19.42
$8.18
€7.94
Milk (1 gallon) $5.65
RON27.28
$5.99
€5.81

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pay 93.9% more for transportation

 
Brasov
Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.62
RON27.14
$6.58
€6.38
Monthly public transit pass $17.24
RON83.17
$41.80
€40.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,003.12
RON125,465.04
$27,753.31
€26,914.91

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Brasov
Vienna
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.81
RON42.51
$36.56
€35.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $543.66
RON2,623.15
$1,107.49
€1,074.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $384.66
RON1,856.01
$808.26
€783.84

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pay 61.5% more for childcare

 
Brasov
Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $403.19
RON1,945.40
$273.73
€265.46
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,126.45
RON29,560.10
$15,621.84
€15,149.92

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pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brasov
Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.59
RON12.48
$5.36
€5.20
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.97
RON14.31
$4.21
€4.09
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.39
RON25.99
$6.75
€6.55

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pay 45.9% more for clothing

 
Brasov
Vienna
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.97
RON260.40
$104.52
€101.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.57
RON195.73
$43.69
€42.37
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.28
RON377.68
$95.42
€92.54

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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