Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 1.6% cheaper than Houston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.8% more in Vienna
- Groceries
-
pay 14.9% more in Vienna
- Transportation
-
pay 14.0% more in Vienna
- Housing
-
pay 10.7% less in Vienna
- Childcare
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pay 56.7% less in Vienna
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 8.9% less in Vienna
- Clothing
-
pay 27.2% more in Vienna
The cost of clothing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Vienna are more expensive than in Houston. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Vienna.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Houston, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
|
Houston
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$16.08
€14.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$2.77
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.35
€2.07
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
|
Houston
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$2.91
€2.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
|
$8.18
€7.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
|
$5.99
€5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
|
$4.47
€3.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
|
$6.34
€5.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.16
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$1.01
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.96
€1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Houston
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.88
|
$6.58
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$41.80
€36.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,278.39
|
$27,753.31
€24,404.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.79
|
$18.01
€15.83
|
|
pay 10.7% less for housing
|
Houston
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.71
|
$36.56
€32.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,582.84
|
$1,107.49
€973.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,189.12
|
$808.26
€710.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.41
|
$244.03
€214.58
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
|
Houston
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,457.58
|
$273.73
€240.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,000.00
|
$15,621.84
€13,736.61
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$5.36
€4.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$4.21
€3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.97
|
$6.75
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
|
$45.46
€39.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$12.86
€11.31
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
Houston
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.14
|
$104.52
€91.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.00
|
$43.69
€38.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.28
|
$95.42
€83.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
|
$123.09
€108.23
|
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