Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 18.5% cheaper than Chicago.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
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Chicago
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$2.77
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.35
€2.24
|
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pay 10.2% less for groceries
|
Chicago
|
Vienna
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$2.91
€2.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
|
$8.18
€7.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$5.99
€5.71
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$4.47
€4.25
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$6.34
€6.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.41
€1.35
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Chicago
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
|
$6.58
€6.26
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$41.80
€39.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,965.00
|
$27,753.31
€26,426.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$18.01
€17.14
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
|
Chicago
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.52
|
$36.56
€34.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,360.96
|
$1,107.49
€1,054.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,512.92
|
$808.26
€769.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.63
|
$244.03
€232.37
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
|
Chicago
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,475.00
|
$273.73
€260.64
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,300.00
|
$15,621.84
€14,875.11
|
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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chicago
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$5.36
€5.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
|
$4.21
€4.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$6.75
€6.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.00
|
$45.46
€43.29
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$12.86
€12.25
|
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pay 7.0% more for clothing
|
Chicago
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.98
|
$104.52
€99.52
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.67
|
$43.69
€41.61
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
|
$95.42
€90.86
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.00
|
$123.09
€117.20
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