Cost of living comparison

 France
compared to
 Vienna, Austria
Vienna vs. France Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 10.5% more expensive than France overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.4% more in Vienna
Groceries
pay 13.6% more in Vienna
Transportation
pay 8.9% less in Vienna
Housing
pay 44.3% more in Vienna
Childcare
pay 5.1% more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.3% more in Vienna
Clothing
pay 8.4% more in Vienna

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

Vienna vs. France Cost Breakdown

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

pay 7.4% more for restaurants

 
France
Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.64
€14.44
$16.08
€14.84
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.86
€10.03
$10.72
€9.89
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.52
$2.77
€2.55

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pay 13.6% more for groceries

 
France
Vienna
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.58
$2.91
€2.69
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.46
€7.81
$8.18
€7.56
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
€4.17
$5.99
€5.53

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

 
France
Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€6.70
$6.58
€6.07
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€46.52
$41.80
€38.59
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,262.62
€28,861.37
$27,753.31
€25,621.60

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pay 44.3% more for housing

 
France
Vienna
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.07
€27.76
$36.56
€33.75
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $750.17
€692.55
$1,107.49
€1,022.42
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.38
€557.96
$808.26
€746.18

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

 
France
Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $690.26
€637.24
$273.73
€252.70
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,163.56
€8,459.72
$15,621.84
€14,421.94

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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
France
Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.20
€5.73
$5.36
€4.95
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
€2.78
$4.21
€3.89
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.83
€10.92
$6.75
€6.23

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

 
France
Vienna
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.62
€82.74
$104.52
€96.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€34.86
$43.69
€40.34
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.52
€84.49
$95.42
€88.09

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