Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 19.2% cheaper than Los Angeles.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.9% less in Vienna
- Groceries
-
pay 14.6% less in Vienna
- Transportation
-
pay 3.6% less in Vienna
- Housing
-
pay 23.9% less in Vienna
- Childcare
-
pay 65.2% less in Vienna
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.3% less in Vienna
- Clothing
-
pay 15.1% more in Vienna
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Vienna.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
|
Los Angeles
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$16.08
€14.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
|
$2.77
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$2.35
€2.07
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Los Angeles
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.99
|
$2.91
€2.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
|
$8.18
€7.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$5.99
€5.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.77
|
$4.47
€3.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.25
|
$6.34
€5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.72
|
$1.16
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.01
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.41
€1.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.96
€1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
|
Los Angeles
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$6.58
€5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.13
|
$41.80
€36.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,499.50
|
$27,753.31
€24,457.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$18.01
€15.87
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
|
Los Angeles
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.71
|
$36.56
€32.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,395.36
|
$1,107.49
€975.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,100.61
|
$808.26
€712.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.10
|
$244.03
€215.05
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
|
Los Angeles
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,778.57
|
$273.73
€241.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$15,621.84
€13,766.59
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Los Angeles
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.46
|
$4.21
€3.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.75
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.41
|
$45.46
€40.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$12.86
€11.33
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
|
Los Angeles
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.46
|
$104.52
€92.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.72
|
$43.69
€38.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
|
$95.42
€84.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.74
|
$123.09
€108.47
|
|
Change currency:
Compare countries by overall cost of living
Help us improve these prices
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Vienna or Los Angeles. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.