Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 4.6 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
₹151.68
|
$16.24
€15.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₹367.45
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.99
|
$2.82
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.98
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.70
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹327.59
|
$8.56
€7.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹204.90
|
$6.08
€5.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.90
|
$4.65
€4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹126.69
|
$6.36
€5.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹103.99
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹34.13
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹58.13
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.47
|
$2.18
€2.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.33
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹18.07
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹399.24
|
$6.69
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,011.20
|
$51.44
€47.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,314,562.93
|
$29,126.94
€27,174.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹303.36
|
$18.28
€17.06
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹778.95
|
$34.68
€32.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,722.65
|
$1,084.25
€1,011.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,284.99
|
$798.73
€745.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,559.56
|
$239.11
€223.08
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,289.08
|
$264.10
€246.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹123,973.40
|
$14,747.24
€13,758.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹182.02
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹138.37
|
$4.02
€3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹364.03
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,434.20
|
$43.96
€41.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹252.80
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
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pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,135.05
|
$101.40
€94.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,996.19
|
$43.91
€40.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,643.49
|
$95.61
€89.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,648.66
|
$121.29
€113.16
|
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