Cost of living comparison

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Vienna vs. Grenoble Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 19.7% more expensive than Grenoble.

Restaurants
pay 38.6% more in Vienna
Groceries
pay 22.6% more in Vienna
Transportation
pay 17.5% less in Vienna
Housing
pay 47.6% more in Vienna
Childcare
pay 23.8% more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5% less in Vienna
Clothing
pay 26.6% more in Vienna

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and groceries in Vienna are more expensive than in Grenoble. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Vienna.

Vienna vs. Grenoble Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.6% more for restaurants

 
Grenoble
Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.68
$16.08
€15.68
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.45
$10.72
€10.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.60
€2.54
$2.77
€2.70

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pay 22.6% more for groceries

 
Grenoble
Vienna
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
€1.20
$2.91
€2.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.03
€9.78
$8.18
€7.98
Milk (1 gallon) $4.69
€4.57
$5.99
€5.84

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pay 17.5% less for transportation

 
Grenoble
Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.08
€6.91
$6.58
€6.41
Monthly public transit pass $68.97
€67.26
$41.80
€40.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,719.77
€33,858.09
$27,753.31
€27,064.52

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pay 47.6% more for housing

 
Grenoble
Vienna
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.56
€30.77
$36.56
€35.65
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $717.14
€699.35
$1,107.49
€1,080.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $571.61
€557.42
$808.26
€788.20

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pay 23.8% more for childcare

 
Grenoble
Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $696.65
€679.36
$273.73
€266.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,502.34
€7,316.15
$15,621.84
€15,234.14

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Grenoble
Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.43
€6.27
$5.36
€5.23
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.26
€3.18
$4.21
€4.11
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.86
€12.54
$6.75
€6.58

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pay 26.6% more for clothing

 
Grenoble
Vienna
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.65
€64.02
$104.52
€101.92
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.15
€31.35
$43.69
€42.61
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.45
€79.43
$95.42
€93.05

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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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